Recognised as Colour

#6E4240

#6E4240
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6E4240 is a red with RGB values 110, 66, 64 and HSL 3°, 26%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6E4240

RGBrgb(110, 66, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.2588, 0.251

RGB percentages43.1%, 25.9%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(2.6, 26.4%, 34.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(2.6, 41.8%, 43.1%)

CMYK0%, 40%, 41.8%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,225,920

CSS custom property--colour: #6E4240;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07582WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.35:1

Contrast with white8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#91BDBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B4940no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#56513Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Tritanopia#763D42no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 23.8 Gray · ΔE 29.3 Sienna · ΔE 30.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.7 Saddle brown · ΔE 32.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 23.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#406C6E

Analogous#6E4055, #6E5940

Triadic#406E42, #42406E

Split complementary#406E59, #40556E

Tetradic#556E40, #406C6E, #59406E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CEADAC

Lighter +30%#BC8D8B

Lighter +20%#A96E6B

Lighter +10%#8E5553

Darker −10%#4E2F2D

Darker −20%#2E1B1A

Darker −30%#0D0808

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#842E2A

Less saturated −25%#585656

Channel breakdown

R110

G66

B64

Red110 (43.1%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue2.61°

Saturation (HSL)26.44%

Lightness34.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6E · G 42 · B 40

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