#6E151C#6E151C
#6E151C is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.5% C 0.122 H 22.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6E151C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(110, 21, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 68%, 26%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 81%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 80.9%, 74.5%, 56.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(23.46, 38.59, 20.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(23.46, 43.53, 27.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.52% 0.113 0.0463) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.52% 0.122 22.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.9090, 3.9362, 1.4944) |
| Luminance | 0.0394 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Claret
#680018
ΔE00 3.16
Rosewood
#65000B
ΔE00 3.85
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 4.11
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 4.20
Reddy Brown
#6E1005
ΔE00 6.44
Maroon (survey)
#650021
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6E151C #156E67
analogous
#6E1548 #6E151C #6E3A15
triadic
#6E151C #1C6E15 #151C6E
tetradic
#6E151C #486E15 #156E67 #3A156E
square
#6E151C #486E15 #156E67 #3A156E
split-complementary
#6E151C #156E3A #15486E
monochromatic
#1A0507 #3B0B0F #6E151C #A11F29 #D52936
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.75
#6E151C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.79
#6E151C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6E151C
11.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6E151C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6E151C | 1.00 | 11.75 | 1.79 | 11.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#302C1B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#463F19
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7A0019
Achromatopsia (no color)
#383838
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6e151c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 21, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.5% 0.122 22.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9f5b58',
500: '#6e151c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6e151c; $custom-light: #9f5b58; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6e151c",
"rgb": {
"r": 110,
"g": 21,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.281,
"s": 67.939,
"l": 25.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.35515,
"c": 0.12217,
"h": 22.3
},
"luminance": 0.03935
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6E151C
secondary
#3AA49C
accent
#EBDD3D
background
#FAF5F5
surface
#F4E9E9
border
#CEC5C5
text
#100403
muted
#7F7978