#6B1423#6B1423
#6B1423 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 35.0% C 0.120 H 16.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B1423 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 20, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 69%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 81%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 81.3%, 67.3%, 58%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.82, 38.36, 14.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(22.82, 41.00, 20.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(34.97% 0.1144 0.0348) |
| OKLCH | oklch(34.97% 0.12 16.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.6176, 3.7485, 1.9649) |
| Luminance | 0.0375 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Claret
#680018
ΔE00 2.94
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 3.45
Maroon (survey)
#650021
ΔE00 3.48
Bordeaux
#7B002C
ΔE00 4.61
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 4.74
Burgundy (survey)
#610023
ΔE00 4.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B1423 #146B5C
analogous
#6B144F #6B1423 #6B3014
triadic
#6B1423 #236B14 #14236B
tetradic
#6B1423 #4F6B14 #146B5C #30146B
square
#6B1423 #4F6B14 #146B5C #30146B
split-complementary
#6B1423 #146B30 #144F6B
monochromatic
#1A0508 #370A12 #6B1423 #9F1E34 #D22745
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.00
#6B1423 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.75
#6B1423 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B1423
12.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B1423 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B1423 | 1.00 | 12.00 | 1.75 | 12.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2D2B23
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#433D21
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#76001A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#363636
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b1423; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 20, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.0% 0.120 16.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9c5b5d',
500: '#6b1423',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b1423; $custom-light: #9c5b5d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b1423",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 20,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.655,
"s": 68.504,
"l": 24.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.34968,
"c": 0.1196,
"h": 16.9
},
"luminance": 0.03747
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B1423
secondary
#39A290
accent
#EBCD3C
background
#FAF5F5
surface
#F4E9E9
border
#CEC5C5
text
#0F0404
muted
#7F7979