Colour

#6E1931

#6E1931
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#6E1931 is a red with RGB values 110, 25, 49 and HSL 343°, 63%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#6E1931

RGBrgb(110, 25, 49)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.098, 0.1922

RGB percentages43.1%, 9.8%, 19.2%

HSLhsl(343.1, 63%, 26.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343.1, 77.3%, 43.1%)

CMYK0%, 77.3%, 55.5%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,215,409

CSS custom property--colour: #6E1931;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness65.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.37:1

Contrast with white11.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#91E6CE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2E2F31no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#44402Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original

Tritanopia#790423no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 29 Maroon · ΔE 32.4 Indian red · ΔE 33.2 Sienna · ΔE 35.7 Dark red · ΔE 36.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 37.4

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 29.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#196E56

Analogous#6E195C, #6E2C19

Triadic#316E19, #19316E

Split complementary#196E2C, #195C6E

Tetradic#5C6E19, #196E56, #2B196E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DF7492

Lighter +30%#D64A72

Lighter +20%#C12C56

Lighter +10%#982244

Darker −10%#44101E

Darker −20%#1B060C

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7F082A

Less saturated −25%#5D2A38

Channel breakdown

R110

G25

B49

Red110 (43.1%)

Green25 (9.8%)

Blue49 (19.2%)

Hue343.06°

Saturation (HSL)62.96%

Lightness26.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6E · G 19 · B 31

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