Recognised as Colour

#6E3529

#6E3529
Red
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#6E3529 is a red with RGB values 110, 53, 41 and HSL 10°, 46%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

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HEX#6E3529

RGBrgb(110, 53, 41)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.2078, 0.1608

RGB percentages43.1%, 20.8%, 16.1%

HSLhsl(10.4, 45.7%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.4, 62.7%, 43.1%)

CMYK0%, 51.8%, 62.7%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,222,569

CSS custom property--colour: #6E3529;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.53:1

Contrast with white9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#91CAD6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#433E28no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#514A28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Tritanopia#782B32no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 22.5 Saddle brown · ΔE 23.4 Brown · ΔE 29.2 Maroon · ΔE 30.8 Indian red · ΔE 31.8 Dim grey · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 22.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#29626E

Analogous#6E2940, #6E5729

Triadic#296E35, #35296E

Split complementary#296E57, #29406E

Tetradic#406E29, #29626E, #58296E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D59A8E

Lighter +30%#C77969

Lighter +20%#B85945

Lighter +10%#934737

Darker −10%#49231B

Darker −20%#24110D

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#812916

Less saturated −25%#5B413C

Channel breakdown

R110

G53

B41

Red110 (43.1%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue41 (16.1%)

Hue10.43°

Saturation (HSL)45.7%

Lightness29.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6E · G 35 · B 29

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