#6C171C#6C171C
#6C171C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.3% C 0.118 H 22.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6C171C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 23, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 65%, 26%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 79%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 74.1%, 57.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(23.29, 37.20, 19.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(23.29, 42.16, 28.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.31% 0.1089 0.0458) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.31% 0.118 22.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.7011, 3.8858, 1.4956) |
| Luminance | 0.0389 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Claret
#680018
ΔE00 3.37
Rosewood
#65000B
ΔE00 3.83
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 4.63
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 4.67
Reddy Brown
#6E1005
ΔE00 6.32
Maroon (survey)
#650021
ΔE00 6.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6C171C #176C67
analogous
#6C1746 #6C171C #6C3C17
triadic
#6C171C #1C6C17 #171C6C
tetradic
#6C171C #466C17 #176C67 #3C176C
square
#6C171C #466C17 #176C67 #3C176C
split-complementary
#6C171C #176C3C #17466C
monochromatic
#190507 #3A0C0F #6C171C #9E2229 #D12C36
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.82
#6C171C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.78
#6C171C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6C171C
11.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6C171C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6C171C | 1.00 | 11.82 | 1.78 | 11.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#302C1B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#453E19
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#77001A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#373737
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6c171c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 23, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.3% 0.118 22.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9d5c58',
500: '#6c171c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6c171c; $custom-light: #9d5c58; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6c171c",
"rgb": {
"r": 108,
"g": 23,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.471,
"s": 64.885,
"l": 25.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.35313,
"c": 0.11816,
"h": 22.8
},
"luminance": 0.03885
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6C171C
secondary
#3DA29C
accent
#E8DE40
background
#FAF5F5
surface
#F4E9E9
border
#CEC5C5
text
#0F0403
muted
#7F7978