Colour

#6E2228

#6E2228
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#6E2228 is a red with RGB values 110, 34, 40 and HSL 355°, 53%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#6E2228#6E2228

HEX#6E2228

RGBrgb(110, 34, 40)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.1333, 0.1569

RGB percentages43.1%, 13.3%, 15.7%

HSLhsl(355.3, 52.8%, 28.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.3, 69.1%, 43.1%)

CMYK0%, 69.1%, 63.6%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,217,704

CSS custom property--colour: #6E2228;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness66.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.92:1

Contrast with white10.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#91DDD7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#353328no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#494326no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original

Tritanopia#791125no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 25.2 Maroon · ΔE 27.1 Sienna · ΔE 28 Saddle brown · ΔE 29.7 Indian red · ΔE 30.7 Dark red · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 25.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#226E68

Analogous#6E224E, #6E4222

Triadic#286E22, #22286E

Split complementary#226E42, #224E6E

Tetradic#4E6E22, #226E68, #42226E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9838A

Lighter +30%#CD5C65

Lighter +20%#BC3A44

Lighter +10%#952E36

Darker −10%#47161A

Darker −20%#200A0C

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#801019

Less saturated −25%#5C3437

Channel breakdown

R110

G34

B40

Red110 (43.1%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue40 (15.7%)

Hue355.26°

Saturation (HSL)52.78%

Lightness28.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6E · G 22 · B 28

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