#6C242C#6C242C

#6C242C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 37.2% C 0.102 H 17.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6C242C
RGB	rgb(108, 36, 44)
HSL	hsl(353, 50%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(353, 67%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 59.3%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.66, 32.67, 12.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.66, 34.86, 20.39°)
OKLab	oklab(37.18% 0.0979 0.0301)
OKLCH	oklch(37.18% 0.102 17.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.2705, 4.6327, 2.8937)
Luminance	0.0463 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6C242C #246C64

analogous

#6C2450 #6C242C #6C4024

triadic

#6C242C #2C6C24 #242C6C

tetradic

#6C242C #506C24 #246C64 #40246C

square

#6C242C #506C24 #246C64 #40246C

split-complementary

#6C242C #246C40 #24506C

monochromatic

#170809 #3E1519 #6C242C #9A333F #C24856

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.90

#6C242C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.93

#6C242C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6C242C

10.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6C242C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6C242C	1.00	10.90	1.93	10.90
#FFFFFF	10.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#36332C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#48422A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#761727

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6c242c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 36, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.2% 0.102 17.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9b6364',
    500: '#6c242c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6c242c;
$custom-light: #9b6364;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6c242c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 108,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.333,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37183,
    "c": 0.10241,
    "h": 17.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04632
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6C242C

secondary

#4D9F96

accent

#DACA4E

background

#FAF6F6

surface

#F3EBEB

border

#CDC6C6

text

#0F0505

muted

#7F7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #6C242C

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