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Recognised as Colour

#6F4E42

  • #6F4E42
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6F4E42 is a orange with RGB values 111, 78, 66 and HSL 16°, 25%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6F4E42#6F4E42
HEX#6F4E42
RGBrgb(111, 78, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.3059, 0.2588
RGB percentages43.5%, 30.6%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(16, 25.4%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(16, 40.5%, 43.5%)
CMYK0%, 29.7%, 40.5%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,294,530
CSS custom property--colour: #6F4E42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.38:1
Contrast with white7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#90B1BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#565241no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E5842no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#77494Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 19.3Gray · ΔE 24.6Rosy brown · ΔE 28.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.4Sienna · ΔE 29.6Saddle brown · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 19.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42636F
Analogous#6F424D, #6F6442
Triadic#426F4E, #4E426F
Split complementary#426F64, #424D6F
Tetradic#4D6F42, #42636F, #64426F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFB7AE
Lighter +30%#BC9A8E
Lighter +20%#A97E6E
Lighter +10%#8F6455
Darker −10%#4F382F
Darker −20%#2F211C
Darker −30%#0F0B09
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#85442C
Less saturated −25%#595858

Channel breakdown

R111
G78
B66
Red111 (43.5%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue16°
Saturation (HSL)25.42%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6F · G 4E · B 42

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