Colour

#6D5B56

#6D5B56
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6D5B56 is a red with RGB values 109, 91, 86 and HSL 13°, 12%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6D5B56

RGBrgb(109, 91, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.3569, 0.3373

RGB percentages42.7%, 35.7%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(13, 11.8%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(13, 21.1%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 16.5%, 21.1%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,166,806

CSS custom property--colour: #6D5B56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.4:1

Contrast with white6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#92A4A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F5D56no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#636056no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Tritanopia#72595Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 9.5 Gray · ΔE 15.8 Slate grey · ΔE 22.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 9.5, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#56686D

Analogous#6D565D, #6D6756

Triadic#566D5B, #5B566D

Split complementary#566D66, #565D6D

Tetradic#5D6D56, #56686D, #66566D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CEC4C1

Lighter +30%#B8A9A4

Lighter +20%#A18D88

Lighter +10%#8A736C

Darker −10%#504340

Darker −20%#342B29

Darker −30%#171413

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#854D3E

Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R109

G91

B86

Red109 (42.7%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue13.04°

Saturation (HSL)11.79%

Lightness38.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6D · G 5B · B 56

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