Colour
#6E421C
- #6E421C
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Saddle brown
#6E421C is a orange with RGB values 110, 66, 28 and HSL 28°, 59%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.
Colour values
#6E421C#6E421C
HEX#6E421C
RGBrgb(110, 66, 28)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.2588, 0.1098
RGB percentages43.1%, 25.9%, 11%
HSLhsl(27.8, 59.4%, 27.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.8, 74.5%, 43.1%)
CMYK0%, 40%, 74.5%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,225,884
CSS custom property--colour: #6E421C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.07295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#91BDE3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1C486E
Analogous#6E1C1F, #6E6B1C
Triadic#1C6E42, #421C6E
Split complementary#1C6E6B, #1C1F6E
Tetradic#1F6E1C, #1C486E, #6B1C6E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R110
G66
B28
Red110 (43.1%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue28 (11%)
Hue27.8°
Saturation (HSL)59.42%
Lightness27.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6E · G 42 · B 1C
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