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#6B1804

#6b1804 ≈ Maroon

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#6b1804 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.96% red, 9.41% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.57% magenta, 96.26% yellow and 58.04% black. Its hue angle is 11.65°, with 92.79% saturation and 21.76% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Maroon (#800000), ΔE 4.83.

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Web safe#660000
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Relative luminance0.0379

Complementary

  1. #6b1804
  2. #04576b

Split complementary

  1. #6b1804
  2. #046b4b
  3. #04236b

Analogous

  1. #6b0423
  2. #6b1804
  3. #6b4b04

Triadic

  1. #6b1804
  2. #046b18
  3. #18046b

Tetradic

  1. #6b1804
  2. #576b04
  3. #04576b
  4. #18046b

Square

  1. #6b1804
  2. #236b04
  3. #04576b
  4. #4b046b

Monochromatic

  1. #140401
  2. #210701
  3. #6b1804
  4. #b52907
  5. #f63e12

Shades

#6b1804 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6b1804
  2. #601604
  3. #561303
  4. #4b1103
  5. #400e02
  6. #360c02
  7. #2b0a02
  8. #200701
  9. #150501
  10. #0b0200
  11. #000000

Tints

#6b1804 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6b1804
  2. #7a2f1d
  3. #894636
  4. #975d4f
  5. #a67468
  6. #b58c82
  7. #c4a39b
  8. #d3bab4
  9. #e1d1cd
  10. #f0e8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6b1804 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6b1804
  2. #6d2210
  3. #6f2d1d
  4. #713729
  5. #734236
  6. #764c42
  7. #78564e
  8. #7a615b
  9. #7c6b67
  10. #7e7674
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #512d2a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #322b01 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #463d00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #770015 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f2502 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #573201 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #72060f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6b1804 {
  color: #6b1804;
}
Background
.bg-6b1804 {
  background-color: #6b1804;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6b1804 {
  border: 2px solid #6b1804;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6b1804;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 24 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 93% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6b1804 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6b1804, #6b4b04);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6b1804 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 24 4 / 0.35);
}

#800000 Maroon ΔE 4.83 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 6.18 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 6.48 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 6.51 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 7.00 #92000a Sangria ΔE 7.91 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 8.45 #94e7fb Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Maroon
#6b1804  rgb(107, 24, 4)  hsl(12, 93%, 22%)  Maroon
#04576b  rgb(4, 87, 107)  hsl(192, 93%, 22%)  Midnight Green
#046b18  rgb(4, 107, 24)  hsl(132, 93%, 22%)  Pakistan Green
#18046b  rgb(24, 4, 107)  hsl(252, 93%, 22%)  Navy