Colour

#6F272C

#6F272C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#6F272C is a red with RGB values 111, 39, 44 and HSL 356°, 48%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#6F272C#6F272C

HEX#6F272C

RGBrgb(111, 39, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.1529, 0.1725

RGB percentages43.5%, 15.3%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(355.8, 48%, 29.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.8, 64.9%, 43.5%)

CMYK0%, 64.9%, 60.4%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,284,524

CSS custom property--colour: #6F272C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05012WCAG 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 10.49:1

Contrast with white10.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#90D8D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#39362Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B452Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original

Tritanopia#7A1A29no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 26.5 Sienna · ΔE 27.9 Maroon · ΔE 29 Saddle brown · ΔE 29.9 Indian red · ΔE 30.6 Dark red · ΔE 33.3

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 26.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#276F6A

Analogous#6F2750, #6F4627

Triadic#2C6F27, #272C6F

Split complementary#276F46, #27506F

Tetradic#506F27, #276F6A, #46276F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D68C91

Lighter +30%#C9666D

Lighter +20%#BA424A

Lighter +10%#95343B

Darker −10%#491A1D

Darker −20%#240C0E

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#82141C

Less saturated −25%#5C3A3C

Channel breakdown

R111

G39

B44

Red111 (43.5%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue355.83°

Saturation (HSL)48%

Lightness29.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6F · G 27 · B 2C

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