#6D2B17#6D2B17
#6D2B17 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.0% C 0.099 H 37.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6D2B17 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(109, 43, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 65%, 26%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 79%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.6%, 78.9%, 57.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.85, 28.07, 27.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(26.85, 38.99, 43.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(38% 0.0791 0.0603) |
| OKLCH | oklch(38% 0.099 37.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.3260, 5.0418, 1.3978) |
| Luminance | 0.0504 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Chestnut
#742802
ΔE00 4.80
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 5.08
Reddy Brown
#6E1005
ΔE00 5.60
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 6.42
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 7.20
Blood
#770001
ΔE00 7.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6D2B17 #17596D
analogous
#6D172E #6D2B17 #6D5617
triadic
#6D2B17 #176D2B #2B176D
tetradic
#6D2B17 #2E6D17 #17596D #56176D
square
#6D2B17 #2E6D17 #17596D #56176D
split-complementary
#6D2B17 #176D56 #172E6D
monochromatic
#190A05 #3A170C #6D2B17 #A03F22 #D2532C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.46
#6D2B17 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.01
#6D2B17 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6D2B17
10.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6D2B17 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6D2B17 | 1.00 | 10.46 | 2.01 | 10.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D3615
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4D4515
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#781C27
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3F3F3F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6d2b17; /* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 43, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(38.0% 0.099 37.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9d6755',
500: '#6d2b17',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6d2b17; $custom-light: #9d6755; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6d2b17",
"rgb": {
"r": 109,
"g": 43,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.953,
"s": 65.152,
"l": 25.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.38004,
"c": 0.09945,
"h": 37.3
},
"luminance": 0.05041
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6D2B17
secondary
#3D8BA3
accent
#C1E840
background
#FAF6F5
surface
#F4EBE8
border
#CEC6C4
text
#0F0603
muted
#7F7A78