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Recognised as Colour

#6F5B63

  • #6F5B63
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6F5B63 is a red with RGB values 111, 91, 99 and HSL 336°, 10%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6F5B63#6F5B63
HEX#6F5B63
RGBrgb(111, 91, 99)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.3569, 0.3882
RGB percentages43.5%, 35.7%, 38.8%
HSLhsl(336, 9.9%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336, 18%, 43.5%)
CMYK0%, 18%, 10.8%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,297,891
CSS custom property--colour: #6F5B63;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.26:1
Contrast with white6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#90A49C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D5E63no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#616163no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#725A5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10.4Gray · ΔE 16Slate grey · ΔE 19.1Light slate grey · ΔE 21.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.5Rosy brown · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5B6F67
Analogous#6F5B6D, #6F5D5B
Triadic#636F5B, #5B636F
Split complementary#5B6F5D, #5B6D6F
Tetradic#6D6F5B, #5B6F67, #5D5B6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0C6CA
Lighter +30%#B9AAB0
Lighter +20%#A28E96
Lighter +10%#8B727C
Darker −10%#53444A
Darker −20%#372D31
Darker −30%#1B1618
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#88425E
Less saturated −25%#656565

Channel breakdown

R111
G91
B99
Red111 (43.5%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue99 (38.8%)
Hue336°
Saturation (HSL)9.9%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6F · G 5B · B 63

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