#6C2311#6C2311

#6C2311 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 36.6% C 0.108 H 34.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6C2311
RGB	rgb(108, 35, 17)
HSL	hsl(12, 73%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(12, 84%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.6%, 84.3%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.05, 31.51, 28.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.05, 42.54, 42.20°)
OKLab	oklab(36.59% 0.0886 0.0618)
OKLCH	oklch(36.59% 0.108 34.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.8873, 4.4317, 1.0229)
Luminance	0.0443 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6C2311 #115A6C

analogous

#6C112D #6C2311 #6C5111

triadic

#6C2311 #116C23 #23116C

tetradic

#6C2311 #2D6C11 #115A6C #51116C

square

#6C2311 #2D6C11 #115A6C #51116C

split-complementary

#6C2311 #116C51 #112D6C

monochromatic

#1A0904 #371209 #6C2311 #A13419 #D64522

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.13

#6C2311 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.89

#6C2311 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6C2311

11.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6C2311	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6C2311	1.00	11.13	1.89	11.13
#FFFFFF	11.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#38310E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A410E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#770F1F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6c2311;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 35, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.6% 0.108 34.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9d6250',
    500: '#6c2311',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6c2311;
$custom-light: #9d6250;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6c2311",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 108,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.868,
    "s": 72.8,
    "l": 24.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36585,
    "c": 0.10805,
    "h": 34.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04431
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6C2311

secondary

#358EA4

accent

#CBEF38

background

#FAF5F4

surface

#F4EAE7

border

#CEC6C3

text

#100502

muted

#7F7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #6C2311

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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