Colour

#6E354F

#6E354F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6E354F is a red with RGB values 110, 53, 79 and HSL 333°, 35%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6E354F#6E354F

HEX#6E354F

RGBrgb(110, 53, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.2078, 0.3098

RGB percentages43.1%, 20.8%, 31%

HSLhsl(332.6, 35%, 32%)

HSV / HSBhsv(332.6, 51.8%, 43.1%)

CMYK0%, 51.8%, 28.2%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,222,607

CSS custom property--colour: #6E354F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.19:1

Contrast with white9.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#91CAB0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C4150no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B4C4Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Tritanopia#75323Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 32.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 34.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 36.7 Gray · ΔE 37 Dark slateblue · ΔE 38 Indian red · ΔE 38.5

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 32.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#356E54

Analogous#6E356B, #6E3835

Triadic#4F6E35, #354F6E

Split complementary#356E38, #356B6E

Tetradic#6B6E35, #356E54, #38356E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D19EB5

Lighter +30%#C07C9B

Lighter +20%#AF5A81

Lighter +10%#904668

Darker −10%#4C2436

Darker −20%#29141E

Darker −30%#070305

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#82214D

Less saturated −25%#5A4951

Channel breakdown

R110

G53

B79

Red110 (43.1%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue332.63°

Saturation (HSL)34.97%

Lightness31.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6E · G 35 · B 4F

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