#6E252B#6E252B

#6E252B is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 37.6% C 0.104 H 18.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6E252B
RGB	rgb(110, 37, 43)
HSL	hsl(355, 50%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(355, 66%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.4%, 60.9%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.20, 32.85, 13.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.20, 35.55, 22.48°)
OKLab	oklab(37.65% 0.098 0.0334)
OKLCH	oklch(37.65% 0.104 18.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.5287, 4.8135, 2.8177)
Luminance	0.0481 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6E252B #256E68

analogous

#6E2550 #6E252B #6E4425

triadic

#6E252B #2B6E25 #252B6E

tetradic

#6E252B #506E25 #256E68 #44256E

square

#6E252B #506E25 #256E68 #44256E

split-complementary

#6E252B #256E44 #25506E

monochromatic

#170809 #401619 #6E252B #9C343D #C24B55

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.70

#6E252B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.96

#6E252B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6E252B

10.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6E252B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6E252B	1.00	10.70	1.96	10.70
#FFFFFF	10.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#37342B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A4429

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#791728

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6e252b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 37, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.6% 0.104 18.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9c6464',
    500: '#6e252b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6e252b;
$custom-light: #9c6464;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6e252b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.068,
    "s": 49.66,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37648,
    "c": 0.10357,
    "h": 18.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04813
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6E252B

secondary

#4EA19A

accent

#D9CE4F

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBEA

border

#CEC6C6

text

#0F0505

muted

#7F7A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #6E252B

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