#6B1521#6B1521
#6B1521 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.0% C 0.119 H 18.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B1521 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 21, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 67%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 80%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 80.4%, 69.2%, 58%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.91, 37.88, 15.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(22.91, 41.11, 22.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.02% 0.1124 0.0379) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.02% 0.119 18.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.6068, 3.7729, 1.8189) |
| Luminance | 0.0377 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Claret
#680018
ΔE00 2.63
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 3.53
Maroon (survey)
#650021
ΔE00 4.28
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 4.47
Bordeaux
#7B002C
ΔE00 5.36
Rosewood
#65000B
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B1521 #156B5F
analogous
#6B154C #6B1521 #6B3415
triadic
#6B1521 #216B15 #15216B
tetradic
#6B1521 #4C6B15 #156B5F #34156B
square
#6B1521 #4C6B15 #156B5F #34156B
split-complementary
#6B1521 #156B34 #154C6B
monochromatic
#1A0508 #380B11 #6B1521 #9E1F31 #D12941
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.97
#6B1521 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.75
#6B1521 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B1521
11.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B1521 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B1521 | 1.00 | 11.97 | 1.75 | 11.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2E2B21
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#443D1E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#76001A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#373737
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b1521; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 21, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.0% 0.119 18.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9c5b5c',
500: '#6b1521',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b1521; $custom-light: #9c5b5c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b1521",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 21,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 351.628,
"s": 67.188,
"l": 25.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.35017,
"c": 0.11866,
"h": 18.6
},
"luminance": 0.03772
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B1521
secondary
#3AA293
accent
#EAD23E
background
#FAF5F5
surface
#F4E9E9
border
#CEC5C5
text
#0F0404
muted
#7F7979