#6C231A#6C231A

#6C231A is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 36.7% C 0.106 H 30.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6C231A
RGB	rgb(108, 35, 26)
HSL	hsl(7, 61%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(7, 76%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.6%, 75.9%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.16, 31.92, 23.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.16, 39.52, 36.15°)
OKLab	oklab(36.7% 0.0918 0.053)
OKLCH	oklch(36.7% 0.106 30)
XYZ	xyz(6.9726, 4.4658, 1.4719)
Luminance	0.0447 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6C231A #1A636C

analogous

#6C1A3A #6C231A #6C4C1A

triadic

#6C231A #1A6C23 #231A6C

tetradic

#6C231A #3A6C1A #1A636C #4C1A6C

square

#6C231A #3A6C1A #1A636C #4C1A6C

split-complementary

#6C231A #1A6C4C #1A3A6C

monochromatic

#190806 #3B130E #6C231A #9D3326 #CE4433

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.09

#6C231A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.89

#6C231A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6C231A

11.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6C231A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6C231A	1.00	11.09	1.89	11.09
#FFFFFF	11.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#373219

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#494218

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#771121

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6c231a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 35, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.7% 0.106 30.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9c6257',
    500: '#6c231a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6c231a;
$custom-light: #9c6257;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6c231a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 108,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.585,
    "s": 61.194,
    "l": 26.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36698,
    "c": 0.10597,
    "h": 30
  },
  "luminance": 0.04465
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6C231A

secondary

#4197A1

accent

#D3E443

background

#FAF5F5

surface

#F4EAE9

border

#CEC6C5

text

#0F0503

muted

#7F7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #6C231A

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