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Recognised as Colour

#6E2A46

  • #6E2A46
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#6E2A46 is a red with RGB values 110, 42, 70 and HSL 335°, 45%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#6E2A46#6E2A46
HEX#6E2A46
RGBrgb(110, 42, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.1647, 0.2745
RGB percentages43.1%, 16.5%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(335.3, 44.7%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.3, 61.8%, 43.1%)
CMYK0%, 61.8%, 36.4%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,219,782
CSS custom property--colour: #6E2A46;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.08:1
Contrast with white10.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#91D5B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#353A47no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#474744no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Tritanopia#772535no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 35Indian red · ΔE 37Dim grey · ΔE 37.2Brown · ΔE 37.8Rosy brown · ΔE 40.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 40.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2A6E52
Analogous#6E2A68, #6E302A
Triadic#466E2A, #2A466E
Split complementary#2A6E30, #2A686E
Tetradic#686E2A, #2A6E52, #302A6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D490AC
Lighter +30%#C66B90
Lighter +20%#B84675
Lighter +10%#93385D
Darker −10%#491C2F
Darker −20%#240E17
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#811743
Less saturated −25%#5B3D49

Channel breakdown

R110
G42
B70
Red110 (43.1%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue335.29°
Saturation (HSL)44.74%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6E · G 2A · B 46

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