#6B1523#6B1523
#6B1523 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.1% C 0.119 H 17.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B1523 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 21, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 67%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 80%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 80.4%, 67.3%, 58%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.95, 38.01, 14.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(22.95, 40.73, 21.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.06% 0.1133 0.0352) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.06% 0.119 17.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.6356, 3.7845, 1.9709) |
| Luminance | 0.0378 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Claret
#680018
ΔE00 2.98
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 3.50
Maroon (survey)
#650021
ΔE00 3.68
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 4.72
Bordeaux
#7B002C
ΔE00 4.76
Burgundy (survey)
#610023
ΔE00 5.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B1523 #156B5D
analogous
#6B154E #6B1523 #6B3215
triadic
#6B1523 #236B15 #15236B
tetradic
#6B1523 #4E6B15 #156B5D #32156B
square
#6B1523 #4E6B15 #156B5D #32156B
split-complementary
#6B1523 #156B32 #154E6B
monochromatic
#1A0508 #380B12 #6B1523 #9E1F34 #D12944
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.95
#6B1523 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.76
#6B1523 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B1523
11.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B1523 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B1523 | 1.00 | 11.95 | 1.76 | 11.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2E2B23
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#433D21
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#76001B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#373737
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b1523; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 21, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.1% 0.119 17.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9b5b5d',
500: '#6b1523',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b1523; $custom-light: #9b5b5d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b1523",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 21,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350.233,
"s": 67.188,
"l": 25.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.3506,
"c": 0.11863,
"h": 17.2
},
"luminance": 0.03783
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B1523
secondary
#3AA291
accent
#EACE3E
background
#FAF5F5
surface
#F4E9E9
border
#CEC5C5
text
#0F0404
muted
#7F7979