#6E251E#6E251E

#6E251E is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 37.4% C 0.105 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6E251E
RGB	rgb(110, 37, 30)
HSL	hsl(5, 57%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(5, 73%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.4%, 72.7%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.96, 31.94, 21.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.96, 38.68, 34.34°)
OKLab	oklab(37.39% 0.0925 0.0504)
OKLCH	oklch(37.39% 0.105 28.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.3271, 4.7329, 1.7558)
Luminance	0.0473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#6E251E #1E676E

analogous

#6E1E3F #6E251E #6E4D1E

triadic

#6E251E #1E6E25 #251E6E

tetradic

#6E251E #3F6E1E #1E676E #4D1E6E

square

#6E251E #3F6E1E #1E676E #4D1E6E

split-complementary

#6E251E #1E6E4D #1E3F6E

monochromatic

#180807 #3E1511 #6E251E #9E352B #CA493C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.79

#6E251E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.95

#6E251E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6E251E

10.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6E251E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6E251E	1.00	10.79	1.95	10.79
#FFFFFF	10.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#39331D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B431C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#791424

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6e251e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 37, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.4% 0.105 28.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9d635a',
    500: '#6e251e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6e251e;
$custom-light: #9d635a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6e251e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.25,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 27.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37394,
    "c": 0.10532,
    "h": 28.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.04732
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6E251E

secondary

#469AA2

accent

#D3E047

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBE9

border

#CEC6C5

text

#0F0503

muted

#7F7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #6E251E

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