Recognised as Colour
#6E211E
- #6E211E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#6E211E is a red with RGB values 110, 33, 30 and HSL 2°, 57%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#6E211E#6E211E
HEX#6E211E
RGBrgb(110, 33, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.1294, 0.1176
RGB percentages43.1%, 12.9%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(2.3, 57.1%, 27.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.3, 72.7%, 43.1%)
CMYK0%, 70%, 72.7%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,217,438
CSS custom property--colour: #6E211E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.06:1
Contrast with white11.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#91DEE1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1E6B6E
Analogous#6E1E43, #6E491E
Triadic#1E6E21, #211E6E
Split complementary#1E6E49, #1E436E
Tetradic#436E1E, #1E6B6E, #491E6E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R110
G33
B30
Red110 (43.1%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue2.25°
Saturation (HSL)57.14%
Lightness27.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6E · G 21 · B 1E
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