Recognised as Colour
#6F4A40
- #6F4A40
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#6F4A40 is a red with RGB values 111, 74, 64 and HSL 13°, 27%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#6F4A40#6F4A40
HEX#6F4A40
RGBrgb(111, 74, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.2902, 0.251
RGB percentages43.5%, 29%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(12.8, 26.9%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.8, 42.3%, 43.5%)
CMYK0%, 33.3%, 42.3%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,293,504
CSS custom property--colour: #6F4A40;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.69:1
Contrast with white7.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#90B5BF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#40656F
Analogous#6F404E, #6F6240
Triadic#406F4A, #4A406F
Split complementary#406F62, #404D6F
Tetradic#4E6F40, #40656F, #61406F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R111
G74
B64
Red111 (43.5%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue12.77°
Saturation (HSL)26.86%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6F · G 4A · B 40
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