#6A231E#6A231E

#6A231E is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 36.4% C 0.103 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6A231E
RGB	rgb(106, 35, 30)
HSL	hsl(4, 56%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(4, 72%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67%, 71.7%, 58.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.83, 31.37, 20.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.83, 37.36, 32.89°)
OKLab	oklab(36.4% 0.0912 0.0472)
OKLCH	oklch(36.4% 0.103 27.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.7799, 4.3609, 1.7128)
Luminance	0.0436 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6A231E #1E656A

analogous

#6A1E3F #6A231E #6A491E

triadic

#6A231E #1E6A23 #231E6A

tetradic

#6A231E #3F6A1E #1E656A #491E6A

square

#6A231E #3F6A1E #1E656A #491E6A

split-complementary

#6A231E #1E6A49 #1E3F6A

monochromatic

#180807 #3A1311 #6A231E #9A332C #C7443B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.22

#6A231E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.87

#6A231E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6A231E

11.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6A231E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6A231E	1.00	11.22	1.87	11.22
#FFFFFF	11.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#36311D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#48411C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#751222

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6a231e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 35, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.4% 0.103 27.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9a625a',
    500: '#6a231e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6a231e;
$custom-light: #9a625a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6a231e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 106,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.947,
    "s": 55.882,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.364,
    "c": 0.10271,
    "h": 27.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0436
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6A231E

secondary

#45999E

accent

#D5DF49

background

#FAF5F5

surface

#F3EAE9

border

#CDC6C5

text

#0F0503

muted

#7F7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #6A231E

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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