#6E271D#6E271D

#6E271D is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 37.7% C 0.103 H 30.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6E271D
RGB	rgb(110, 39, 29)
HSL	hsl(7, 58%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(7, 74%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.5%, 73.6%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.32, 30.88, 22.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.32, 38.43, 36.52°)
OKLab	oklab(37.66% 0.089 0.0525)
OKLCH	oklch(37.66% 0.103 30.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.3785, 4.8558, 1.7109)
Luminance	0.0486 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6E271D #1D646E

analogous

#6E1D3C #6E271D #6E4F1D

triadic

#6E271D #1D6E27 #271D6E

tetradic

#6E271D #3C6E1D #1D646E #4F1D6E

square

#6E271D #3C6E1D #1D646E #4F1D6E

split-complementary

#6E271D #1D6E4F #1D3C6E

monochromatic

#180906 #3E1610 #6E271D #9E382A #CB4C3A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.65

#6E271D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.97

#6E271D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6E271D

10.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6E271D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6E271D	1.00	10.65	1.97	10.65
#FFFFFF	10.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A351C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C441B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#791725

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6e271d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 39, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.7% 0.103 30.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9d6459',
    500: '#6e271d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6e271d;
$custom-light: #9d6459;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6e271d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.407,
    "s": 58.273,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3766,
    "c": 0.10331,
    "h": 30.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.04855
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6E271D

secondary

#4497A2

accent

#CEE146

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBE9

border

#CEC6C5

text

#0F0603

muted

#7F7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #6E271D

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