Colour

#6D5C5E

#6D5C5E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6D5C5E is a red with RGB values 109, 92, 94 and HSL 353°, 8%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6D5C5E#6D5C5E

HEX#6D5C5E

RGBrgb(109, 92, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.3608, 0.3686

RGB percentages42.7%, 36.1%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(352.9, 8.5%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.9, 15.6%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 15.6%, 13.8%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,167,070

CSS custom property--colour: #6D5C5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.28:1

Contrast with white6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#92A3A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E5E5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#62615Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Tritanopia#715B5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 8.2 Gray · ΔE 14.8 Slate grey · ΔE 19.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 8.25, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5C6D6B

Analogous#6D5C66, #6D635C

Triadic#5E6D5C, #5C5E6D

Split complementary#5C6D63, #5C676D

Tetradic#676D5C, #5C6D6B, #635C6D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CFC6C7

Lighter +30%#B8AAAC

Lighter +20%#A08F91

Lighter +10%#897376

Darker −10%#514546

Darker −20%#362D2E

Darker −30%#1A1616

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#86434B

Less saturated −25%#656565

Channel breakdown

R109

G92

B94

Red109 (42.7%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue352.94°

Saturation (HSL)8.46%

Lightness39.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6D · G 5C · B 5E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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