#6B1726#6B1726
#6B1726 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.3% C 0.117 H 15.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B1726 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 23, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 65%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 79%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 64.5%, 58%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(23.27, 37.49, 13.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(23.27, 39.68, 19.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.32% 0.1123 0.0317) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.32% 0.117 15.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.7203, 3.8795, 2.2283) |
| Luminance | 0.0388 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Maroon (survey)
#650021
ΔE00 3.40
Claret
#680018
ΔE00 3.78
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 3.84
Bordeaux
#7B002C
ΔE00 4.33
Burgundy (survey)
#610023
ΔE00 4.60
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B1726 #176B5C
analogous
#6B1750 #6B1726 #6B3217
triadic
#6B1726 #266B17 #17266B
tetradic
#6B1726 #506B17 #176B5C #32176B
square
#6B1726 #506B17 #176B5C #32176B
split-complementary
#6B1726 #176B32 #17506B
monochromatic
#190509 #390C14 #6B1726 #9D2238 #D02D4A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.83
#6B1726 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.78
#6B1726 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B1726
11.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B1726 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B1726 | 1.00 | 11.83 | 1.78 | 11.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2E2C26
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#433E24
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#76001D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#373737
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b1726; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 23, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.3% 0.117 15.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9b5c60',
500: '#6b1726',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b1726; $custom-light: #9b5c60; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b1726",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 23,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.286,
"s": 64.615,
"l": 25.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.3532,
"c": 0.11665,
"h": 15.8
},
"luminance": 0.03879
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B1726
secondary
#3DA18F
accent
#E8CA40
background
#FAF5F5
surface
#F4E9E9
border
#CEC5C5
text
#0F0404
muted
#7F7979