#6B1421#6B1421
#6B1421 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 34.9% C 0.120 H 18.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B1421 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 20, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(351, 69%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(351, 81%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 81.3%, 69.2%, 58%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.78, 38.23, 15.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(22.78, 41.37, 22.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(34.92% 0.1136 0.0376) |
| OKLCH | oklch(34.92% 0.12 18.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.5888, 3.7369, 1.8129) |
| Luminance | 0.0374 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Claret
#680018
ΔE00 2.54
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 3.44
Maroon (survey)
#650021
ΔE00 4.08
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 4.46
Bordeaux
#7B002C
ΔE00 5.20
Rosewood
#65000B
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B1421 #146B5E
analogous
#6B144D #6B1421 #6B3214
triadic
#6B1421 #216B14 #14216B
tetradic
#6B1421 #4D6B14 #146B5E #32146B
square
#6B1421 #4D6B14 #146B5E #32146B
split-complementary
#6B1421 #146B32 #144D6B
monochromatic
#1A0508 #370A11 #6B1421 #9F1E31 #D22741
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.02
#6B1421 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.75
#6B1421 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B1421
12.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B1421 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B1421 | 1.00 | 12.02 | 1.75 | 12.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2D2B21
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#433D1E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#76001A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#363636
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b1421; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 20, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(34.9% 0.120 18.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9c5b5c',
500: '#6b1421',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b1421; $custom-light: #9c5b5c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b1421",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 20,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 351.034,
"s": 68.504,
"l": 24.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.34925,
"c": 0.1196,
"h": 18.3
},
"luminance": 0.03736
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B1421
secondary
#39A292
accent
#EBD13C
background
#FAF5F5
surface
#F4E9E9
border
#CEC5C5
text
#0F0404
muted
#7F7979