#6E281C#6E281C

#6E281C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 37.8% C 0.102 H 31.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6E281C
RGB	rgb(110, 40, 28)
HSL	hsl(9, 59%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(9, 75%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.6%, 74.5%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.50, 30.32, 23.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.50, 38.48, 38.02°)
OKLab	oklab(37.79% 0.087 0.0541)
OKLCH	oklch(37.79% 0.102 31.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.3996, 4.9174, 1.6579)
Luminance	0.0492 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6E281C #1C626E

analogous

#6E1C39 #6E281C #6E511C

triadic

#6E281C #1C6E28 #281C6E

tetradic

#6E281C #396E1C #1C626E #511C6E

square

#6E281C #396E1C #1C626E #511C6E

split-complementary

#6E281C #1C6E51 #1C396E

monochromatic

#180906 #3D1610 #6E281C #9F3A28 #CC4E38

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.59

#6E281C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.98

#6E281C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6E281C

10.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6E281C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6E281C	1.00	10.59	1.98	10.59
#FFFFFF	10.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B351A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C441A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#791825

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6e281c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 40, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.8% 0.102 31.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9d6558',
    500: '#6e281c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6e281c;
$custom-light: #9d6558;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6e281c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.78,
    "s": 59.42,
    "l": 27.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3779,
    "c": 0.10244,
    "h": 31.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04916
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6E281C

secondary

#4395A3

accent

#CCE345

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBE9

border

#CEC6C5

text

#0F0603

muted

#7F7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #6E281C

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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