Recognised as Colour

#6E0D2D

#6E0D2D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#6E0D2D is a red with RGB values 110, 13, 45 and HSL 340°, 79%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#6E0D2D#6E0D2D

HEX#6E0D2D

RGBrgb(110, 13, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.051, 0.1765

RGB percentages43.1%, 5.1%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(340.2, 78.9%, 24.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.2, 88.2%, 43.1%)

CMYK0%, 88.2%, 59.1%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,212,333

CSS custom property--colour: #6E0D2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness62.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.94:1

Contrast with white11.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#242424

Inverted#91F2D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#292A2Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#423E2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original

Tritanopia#79001Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 28 Maroon · ΔE 30.9 Indian red · ΔE 33.7 Dark red · ΔE 35 Firebrick · ΔE 36.6 Sienna · ΔE 37

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0D6E4E

Analogous#6E0D5D, #6E1E0D

Triadic#2D6E0D, #0D2D6E

Split complementary#0D6E1E, #0D5D6E

Tetradic#5D6E0D, #0D6E4E, #1E0D6E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EC5B8B

Lighter +30%#E62E6B

Lighter +20%#C91852

Lighter +10%#9C1240

Darker −10%#40081A

Darker −20%#130208

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7B0029

Less saturated −25%#5F1C32

Channel breakdown

R110

G13

B45

Red110 (43.1%)

Green13 (5.1%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue340.21°

Saturation (HSL)78.86%

Lightness24.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6E · G 0D · B 2D

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