#6D231C#6D231C

#6D231C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 36.9% C 0.107 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6D231C
RGB	rgb(109, 35, 28)
HSL	hsl(5, 59%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(5, 74%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.9%, 74.3%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.38, 32.41, 22.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.38, 39.37, 34.60°)
OKLab	oklab(36.91% 0.0937 0.0512)
OKLCH	oklch(36.91% 0.107 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.1181, 4.5381, 1.5995)
Luminance	0.0454 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6D231C #1C666D

analogous

#6D1C3E #6D231C #6D4C1C

triadic

#6D231C #1C6D23 #231C6D

tetradic

#6D231C #3E6D1C #1C666D #4C1C6D

square

#6D231C #3E6D1C #1C666D #4C1C6D

split-complementary

#6D231C #1C6D4C #1C3E6D

monochromatic

#180806 #3C130F #6D231C #9E3329 #CC4438

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.01

#6D231C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.91

#6D231C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6D231C

11.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6D231C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6D231C	1.00	11.01	1.91	11.01
#FFFFFF	11.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#37321B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A421A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#781022

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6d231c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 35, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.9% 0.107 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9d6258',
    500: '#6d231c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6d231c;
$custom-light: #9d6258;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6d231c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 109,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.185,
    "s": 59.124,
    "l": 26.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36909,
    "c": 0.10675,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.04537
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6D231C

secondary

#439AA2

accent

#D5E245

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBE9

border

#CEC6C5

text

#0F0503

muted

#7F7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #6D231C

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