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Recognised as Colour

#6E6258

  • #6E6258
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6E6258 is a orange with RGB values 110, 98, 88 and HSL 27°, 11%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6E6258#6E6258
HEX#6E6258
RGBrgb(110, 98, 88)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.3843, 0.3451
RGB percentages43.1%, 38.4%, 34.5%
HSLhsl(27.3, 11.1%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.3, 20%, 43.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.9%, 20%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,234,136
CSS custom property--colour: #6E6258;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12755WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.91:1
Contrast with white5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#919DA7

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#666357no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#696558no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#72605Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 8.27, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#58646E
Analogous#6E5859, #6E6D58
Triadic#586E62, #62586E
Split complementary#586E6D, #58596E
Tetradic#596E58, #58646E, #6D586E

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#CFC8C3
Lighter +30%#B8AFA7
Lighter +20%#A2958A
Lighter +10%#8A7B6F
Darker −10%#524941
Darker −20%#35302B
Darker −30%#191614
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#87603F
Less saturated −25%#636363

Channel breakdown

R110
G98
B88
Red110 (43.1%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue88 (34.5%)
Hue27.27°
Saturation (HSL)11.11%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6E · G 62 · B 58

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