Colour

#6F2A2E

#6F2A2E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#6F2A2E is a red with RGB values 111, 42, 46 and HSL 357°, 45%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#6F2A2E

RGBrgb(111, 42, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.1647, 0.1804

RGB percentages43.5%, 16.5%, 18%

HSLhsl(356.5, 45.1%, 30%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.5, 62.2%, 43.5%)

CMYK0%, 62.2%, 58.6%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,285,294

CSS custom property--colour: #6F2A2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness70.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.26:1

Contrast with white10.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#90D5D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A382Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C462Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Tritanopia#7A1E2Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 27.4 Sienna · ΔE 27.8 Saddle brown · ΔE 29.9 Maroon · ΔE 30.2 Indian red · ΔE 30.8 Dark red · ΔE 34.5

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 27.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A6F6B

Analogous#6F2A51, #6F492A

Triadic#2E6F2A, #2A2E6F

Split complementary#2A6F49, #2A516F

Tetradic#506F2A, #2A6F6B, #482A6F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D59094

Lighter +30%#C76B70

Lighter +20%#B9464D

Lighter +10%#94383D

Darker −10%#4A1C1F

Darker −20%#250E0F

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#82171D

Less saturated −25%#5C3D3F

Channel breakdown

R111

G42

B46

Red111 (43.5%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue356.52°

Saturation (HSL)45.1%

Lightness30%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6F · G 2A · B 2E

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