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#6C1908

#6c1908 ≈ Maroon

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#6c1908 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 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.85% magenta, 92.59% yellow and 57.65% black. Its hue angle is 10.2°, with 86.21% saturation and 22.75% 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 11.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Maroon (#800000), ΔE 4.64.

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Relative luminance0.039

Complementary

  1. #6c1908
  2. #085b6c

Split complementary

  1. #6c1908
  2. #086c4b
  3. #08296c

Analogous

  1. #6c0829
  2. #6c1908
  3. #6c4b08

Triadic

  1. #6c1908
  2. #086c19
  3. #19086c

Tetradic

  1. #6c1908
  2. #5b6c08
  3. #085b6c
  4. #19086c

Square

  1. #6c1908
  2. #296c08
  3. #085b6c
  4. #4b086c

Monochromatic

  1. #130401
  2. #250903
  3. #6c1908
  4. #b3290d
  5. #ee421f

Shades

#6c1908 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6c1908
  2. #611707
  3. #561406
  4. #4c1206
  5. #410f05
  6. #360d04
  7. #2b0a03
  8. #200802
  9. #160502
  10. #0b0301
  11. #000000

Tints

#6c1908 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6c1908
  2. #7b3021
  3. #894739
  4. #985e52
  5. #a7756b
  6. #b68c84
  7. #c4a39c
  8. #d3bab5
  9. #e2d1ce
  10. #f0e8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6c1908 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6c1908
  2. #6e2314
  3. #702e20
  4. #72382c
  5. #744238
  6. #764d44
  7. #785750
  8. #7a615c
  9. #7c6b68
  10. #7e7674
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.8:1 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 #332c05 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #473e03 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #780016 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #502506 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #583305 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #730812 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6c1908 {
  color: #6c1908;
}
Background
.bg-6c1908 {
  background-color: #6c1908;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6c1908 {
  border: 2px solid #6c1908;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6c1908;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 25 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 86% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6c1908 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c1908, #6c4b08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6c1908 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 25 8 / 0.35);
}

#800000 Maroon ΔE 4.64 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 5.55 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 6.03 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 6.36 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 6.79 #92000a Sangria ΔE 7.61 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 8.07 #93e6f7 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Maroon
#6c1908  rgb(108, 25, 8)  hsl(10, 86%, 23%)  Maroon
#085b6c  rgb(8, 91, 108)  hsl(190, 86%, 23%)  Midnight Green
#086c19  rgb(8, 108, 25)  hsl(130, 86%, 23%)  Pakistan Green
#19086c  rgb(25, 8, 108)  hsl(250, 86%, 23%)  Navy