Recognised as Colour

#6F2438

#6F2438
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#6F2438 is a red with RGB values 111, 36, 56 and HSL 344°, 51%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#6F2438#6F2438

HEX#6F2438

RGBrgb(111, 36, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.1412, 0.2196

RGB percentages43.5%, 14.1%, 22%

HSLhsl(344, 51%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344, 67.6%, 43.5%)

CMYK0%, 67.6%, 49.5%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,283,768

CSS custom property--colour: #6F2438;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness69.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.58:1

Contrast with white10.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#90DBC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#343538no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#484436no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Tritanopia#79192Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 31.2 Indian red · ΔE 33.2 Maroon · ΔE 35.3 Sienna · ΔE 35.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 36 Saddle brown · ΔE 38.2

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 31.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#246F5B

Analogous#6F245D, #6F3624

Triadic#386F24, #24386F

Split complementary#246F36, #245D6F

Tetradic#5D6F24, #246F5B, #36246F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8879D

Lighter +30%#CC607D

Lighter +20%#BC3D5F

Lighter +10%#96304B

Darker −10%#481825

Darker −20%#220B11

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#81122F

Less saturated −25%#5D3641

Channel breakdown

R111

G36

B56

Red111 (43.5%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue344°

Saturation (HSL)51.02%

Lightness28.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6F · G 24 · B 38

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