Colour
#6E1E23
- #6E1E23
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#6E1E23 is a red with RGB values 110, 30, 35 and HSL 356°, 57%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#6E1E23#6E1E23
HEX#6E1E23
RGBrgb(110, 30, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.1176, 0.1373
RGB percentages43.1%, 11.8%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(356.3, 57.1%, 27.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.3, 72.7%, 43.1%)
CMYK0%, 72.7%, 68.2%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,216,675
CSS custom property--colour: #6E1E23;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04365WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.21:1
Contrast with white11.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#91E1DC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1E6E69
Analogous#6E1E4B, #6E411E
Triadic#236E1E, #1E236E
Split complementary#1E6E41, #1E4B6E
Tetradic#4B6E1E, #1E6E69, #411E6E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R110
G30
B35
Red110 (43.1%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue356.25°
Saturation (HSL)57.14%
Lightness27.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6E · G 1E · B 23
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