Recognised as Colour

#6E1421

#6E1421
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#6E1421 is a red with RGB values 110, 20, 33 and HSL 351°, 69%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#6E1421

RGBrgb(110, 20, 33)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.0784, 0.1294

RGB percentages43.1%, 7.8%, 12.9%

HSLhsl(351.3, 69.2%, 25.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.3, 81.8%, 43.1%)

CMYK0%, 81.8%, 70%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,214,113

CSS custom property--colour: #6E1421;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness63.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.76:1

Contrast with white11.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#91EBDE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2F2C21no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#453F1Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original

Tritanopia#79001Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 22.3 Maroon · ΔE 23.2 Dark red · ΔE 27.6 Sienna · ΔE 29.5 Saddle brown · ΔE 30.8 Indian red · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 22.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#146E61

Analogous#6E144E, #6E3414

Triadic#216E14, #14216E

Split complementary#146E34, #144E6E

Tetradic#4E6E14, #146E61, #34146E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E46A7C

Lighter +30%#DC3F56

Lighter +20%#C4243B

Lighter +10%#991C2E

Darker −10%#430C14

Darker −20%#180407

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7E0415

Less saturated −25%#5E242D

Channel breakdown

R110

G20

B33

Red110 (43.1%)

Green20 (7.8%)

Blue33 (12.9%)

Hue351.33°

Saturation (HSL)69.23%

Lightness25.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6E · G 14 · B 21

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