#6E2829#6E2829

#6E2829 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.0% C 0.100 H 22.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6E2829
RGB	rgb(110, 40, 41)
HSL	hsl(359, 47%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(359, 64%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.6%, 62.7%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.72, 31.19, 15.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.72, 34.88, 26.58°)
OKLab	oklab(38.03% 0.0924 0.0379)
OKLCH	oklch(38.03% 0.1 22.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.5901, 4.9937, 2.6616)
Luminance	0.0499 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6E2829 #286E6D

analogous

#6E284C #6E2829 #6E4A28

triadic

#6E2829 #296E28 #28296E

tetradic

#6E2829 #4C6E28 #286E6D #4A286E

square

#6E2829 #4C6E28 #286E6D #4A286E

split-complementary

#6E2829 #286E4A #284C6E

monochromatic

#160808 #411818 #6E2829 #9B383A #C05152

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.51

#6E2829 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#6E2829 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6E2829

10.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6E2829	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6E2829	1.00	10.51	2.00	10.51
#FFFFFF	10.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#393629

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B4527

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#791B29

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6e2829;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 40, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.0% 0.100 22.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9c6562',
    500: '#6e2829',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6e2829;
$custom-light: #9c6562;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6e2829",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.143,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38025,
    "c": 0.09989,
    "h": 22.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.04993
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6E2829

secondary

#51A09F

accent

#D6D451

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBEA

border

#CEC6C6

text

#0F0605

muted

#7F7A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #6E2829

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

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