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Recognised as Colour

#6E4D5B

  • #6E4D5B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6E4D5B is a red with RGB values 110, 77, 91 and HSL 335°, 18%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6E4D5B#6E4D5B
HEX#6E4D5B
RGBrgb(110, 77, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.302, 0.3569
RGB percentages43.1%, 30.2%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(334.5, 17.6%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334.5, 30%, 43.1%)
CMYK0%, 30%, 17.3%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,228,763
CSS custom property--colour: #6E4D5B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09378WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#91B2A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#50535Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#58585Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#734C52no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.2Gray · ΔE 23.6Slate grey · ΔE 25.7Light slate grey · ΔE 28Rosy brown · ΔE 28.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4D6E60
Analogous#6E4D6C, #6E504D
Triadic#5B6E4D, #4D5B6E
Split complementary#4D6E50, #4D6C6E
Tetradic#6C6E4D, #4D6E60, #504D6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEB9C2
Lighter +30%#B99BA8
Lighter +20%#A47D8E
Lighter +10%#8C6274
Darker −10%#503842
Darker −20%#322329
Darker −30%#140E11
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#853657
Less saturated −25%#5E5E5E

Channel breakdown

R110
G77
B91
Red110 (43.1%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue334.55°
Saturation (HSL)17.65%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6E · G 4D · B 5B

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