Colour

#6E3835

#6E3835
Red
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#6E3835 is a red with RGB values 110, 56, 53 and HSL 3°, 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 Sienna.

Colour values

#6E3835#6E3835

HEX#6E3835

RGBrgb(110, 56, 53)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.2196, 0.2078

RGB percentages43.1%, 22%, 20.8%

HSLhsl(3.2, 35%, 32%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.2, 51.8%, 43.1%)

CMYK0%, 49.1%, 51.8%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,223,349

CSS custom property--colour: #6E3835;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.064WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.21:1

Contrast with white9.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#91C7CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#444134no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#514C34no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original

Tritanopia#783038no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 27.2 Saddle brown · ΔE 29.3 Dim grey · ΔE 30.1 Brown · ΔE 32.5 Indian red · ΔE 32.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 34.4

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 27.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#356B6E

Analogous#6E354F, #6E5435

Triadic#356E38, #38356E

Split complementary#356E55, #354F6E

Tetradic#4F6E35, #356B6E, #55356E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D1A19E

Lighter +30%#C0807C

Lighter +20%#AF5E5A

Lighter +10%#904A46

Darker −10%#4C2624

Darker −20%#291514

Darker −30%#070303

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#822621

Less saturated −25%#5A4A49

Channel breakdown

R110

G56

B53

Red110 (43.1%)

Green56 (22%)

Blue53 (20.8%)

Hue3.16°

Saturation (HSL)34.97%

Lightness31.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6E · G 38 · B 35

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