#6B1525#6B1525
#6B1525 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.1% C 0.119 H 15.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B1525 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 21, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 67%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 80%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 80.4%, 65.4%, 58%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.99, 38.15, 13.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(22.99, 40.40, 19.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.1% 0.1142 0.0323) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.1% 0.119 15.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.6662, 3.7967, 2.1317) |
| Luminance | 0.0380 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Maroon (survey)
#650021
ΔE00 3.19
Claret
#680018
ΔE00 3.50
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 3.66
Bordeaux
#7B002C
ΔE00 4.25
Burgundy (survey)
#610023
ΔE00 4.48
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 5.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B1525 #156B5B
analogous
#6B1550 #6B1525 #6B3015
triadic
#6B1525 #256B15 #15256B
tetradic
#6B1525 #506B15 #156B5B #30156B
square
#6B1525 #506B15 #156B5B #30156B
split-complementary
#6B1525 #156B30 #15506B
monochromatic
#1A0509 #380B13 #6B1525 #9E1F37 #D12948
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.94
#6B1525 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.76
#6B1525 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B1525
11.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B1525 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B1525 | 1.00 | 11.94 | 1.76 | 11.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2D2B25
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#433D23
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#76001C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#373737
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b1525; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 21, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.1% 0.119 15.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9b5b5f',
500: '#6b1525',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b1525; $custom-light: #9b5b5f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b1525",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 21,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 348.837,
"s": 67.188,
"l": 25.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.35104,
"c": 0.11866,
"h": 15.8
},
"luminance": 0.03796
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B1525
secondary
#3AA28E
accent
#EACA3E
background
#FAF5F5
surface
#F4E9E9
border
#CEC5C5
text
#0F0404
muted
#7F7979