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#6C1905

#6c1905 ≈ Maroon

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#6c1905 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 9.8% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.85% magenta, 95.37% yellow and 57.65% black. Its hue angle is 11.65°, with 91.15% saturation and 22.16% 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 11.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Maroon (#800000), ΔE 4.74.

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Web safe#660000
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Relative luminance0.0389

Complementary

  1. #6c1905
  2. #05586c

Split complementary

  1. #6c1905
  2. #056c4d
  3. #05256c

Analogous

  1. #6c0525
  2. #6c1905
  3. #6c4d05

Triadic

  1. #6c1905
  2. #056c19
  3. #19056c

Tetradic

  1. #6c1905
  2. #586c05
  3. #05586c
  4. #19056c

Square

  1. #6c1905
  2. #256c05
  3. #05586c
  4. #4d056c

Monochromatic

  1. #130501
  2. #230802
  3. #6c1905
  4. #b52a08
  5. #f44116

Shades

#6c1905 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6c1905
  2. #611705
  3. #561404
  4. #4c1204
  5. #410f03
  6. #360d03
  7. #2b0a02
  8. #200802
  9. #160501
  10. #0b0301
  11. #000000

Tints

#6c1905 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6c1905
  2. #7b301e
  3. #894737
  4. #985e50
  5. #a77569
  6. #b68c82
  7. #c4a39b
  8. #d3bab4
  9. #e2d1cd
  10. #f0e8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6c1905 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6c1905
  2. #6e2311
  3. #702e1e
  4. #72382a
  5. #744236
  6. #764d43
  7. #78574f
  8. #7a615b
  9. #7c6b67
  10. #7e7674
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #522e2b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #332c02 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #473e00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #780016 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #502503 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #583302 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #730810 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6c1905 {
  color: #6c1905;
}
Background
.bg-6c1905 {
  background-color: #6c1905;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6c1905 {
  border: 2px solid #6c1905;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6c1905;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 25 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 91% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6c1905 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c1905, #6c4d05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6c1905 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 25 5 / 0.35);
}

#800000 Maroon ΔE 4.74 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 6.06 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 6.37 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 6.61 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 6.74 #92000a Sangria ΔE 7.76 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 8.27 #93e6fa Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Maroon
#6c1905  rgb(108, 25, 5)  hsl(12, 91%, 22%)  Maroon
#05586c  rgb(5, 88, 108)  hsl(192, 91%, 22%)  Midnight Green
#056c19  rgb(5, 108, 25)  hsl(132, 91%, 22%)  Pakistan Green
#19056c  rgb(25, 5, 108)  hsl(252, 91%, 22%)  Navy