Recognised as Colour

#6D5962

#6D5962
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6D5962 is a red with RGB values 109, 89, 98 and HSL 333°, 10%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6D5962

RGBrgb(109, 89, 98)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.349, 0.3843

RGB percentages42.7%, 34.9%, 38.4%

HSLhsl(333, 10.1%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(333, 18.3%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 18.3%, 10.1%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,166,306

CSS custom property--colour: #6D5962;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.45:1

Contrast with white6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#92A69D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A5C62no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F6061no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Tritanopia#70595Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11 Gray · ΔE 16.9 Slate grey · ΔE 19.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#596D64

Analogous#6D596C, #6D5A59

Triadic#626D59, #59626D

Split complementary#596D5A, #596C6D

Tetradic#6C6D59, #596D64, #5A596D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CEC4C8

Lighter +30%#B8A7AF

Lighter +20%#A18B95

Lighter +10%#89707B

Darker −10%#514249

Darker −20%#352B30

Darker −30%#191416

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#864060

Less saturated −25%#636363

Channel breakdown

R109

G89

B98

Red109 (42.7%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue98 (38.4%)

Hue333°

Saturation (HSL)10.1%

Lightness38.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6D · G 59 · B 62

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