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Recognised as Colour

#6E3839

  • #6E3839
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#6E3839 is a red with RGB values 110, 56, 57 and HSL 359°, 33%, 33%. 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

#6E3839#6E3839
HEX#6E3839
RGBrgb(110, 56, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.2196, 0.2235
RGB percentages43.1%, 22%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(358.9, 32.5%, 32.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.9, 49.1%, 43.1%)
CMYK0%, 49.1%, 48.2%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,223,353
CSS custom property--colour: #6E3839;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06439WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#91C7C6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#444139no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#514C38no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Tritanopia#773139no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 29.2Dim grey · ΔE 29.5Saddle brown · ΔE 31.7Indian red · ΔE 33.2Brown · ΔE 33.6Rosy brown · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 29.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#386E6D
Analogous#6E3854, #6E5238
Triadic#396E38, #38396E
Split complementary#386E52, #38546E
Tetradic#546E38, #386E6D, #52386E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0A2A3
Lighter +30%#BF8082
Lighter +20%#AD5F60
Lighter +10%#90494B
Darker −10%#4C2727
Darker −20%#2A1616
Darker −30%#090404
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#832325
Less saturated −25%#594D4D

Channel breakdown

R110
G56
B57
Red110 (43.1%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue358.89°
Saturation (HSL)32.53%
Lightness32.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6E · G 38 · B 39

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