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#6E1B15

#6e1b15 ≈ Falu Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#6e1b15 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 10.59% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.45% magenta, 80.91% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 4.04°, with 67.94% saturation and 25.69% 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 11.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Falu Red (#801818), ΔE 3.66.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.0415

Complementary

  1. #6e1b15
  2. #15686e

Split complementary

  1. #6e1b15
  2. #156e48
  3. #153c6e

Analogous

  1. #6e153c
  2. #6e1b15
  3. #6e4815

Triadic

  1. #6e1b15
  2. #156e1b
  3. #1b156e

Tetradic

  1. #6e1b15
  2. #686e15
  3. #15686e
  4. #1b156e

Square

  1. #6e1b15
  2. #3c6e15
  3. #15686e
  4. #48156e

Monochromatic

  1. #110403
  2. #2e0b09
  3. #6e1b15
  4. #ae2b21
  5. #db4c41

Shades

#6e1b15 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e1b15
  2. #631813
  3. #581611
  4. #4d130f
  5. #42100d
  6. #370e0b
  7. #2c0b08
  8. #210806
  9. #160504
  10. #0b0302
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e1b15 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e1b15
  2. #7d322c
  3. #8b4944
  4. #9a5f5b
  5. #a87673
  6. #b78d8a
  7. #c5a4a1
  8. #d4bbb9
  9. #e2d1d0
  10. #f1e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e1b15 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e1b15
  2. #702520
  3. #722f2a
  4. #733935
  5. #754340
  6. #774e4b
  7. #795855
  8. #7b6260
  9. #7c6c6b
  10. #7e7675
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #53302f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #342e14 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #484012 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a001a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #512714 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a3513 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #750c18 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e1b15 {
  color: #6e1b15;
}
Background
.bg-6e1b15 {
  background-color: #6e1b15;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6e1b15 {
  border: 2px solid #6e1b15;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e1b15;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 27 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 68% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e1b15 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e1b15, #6e4815);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e1b15 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 27 21 / 0.35);
}

#801818 Falu Red ΔE 3.66 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 4.24 #800000 Maroon ΔE 5.50 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 6.62 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 6.96 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 7.19 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 7.45 #91e4ea Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Falu Red
#6e1b15  rgb(110, 27, 21)  hsl(4, 68%, 26%)  Falu Red
#15686e  rgb(21, 104, 110)  hsl(184, 68%, 26%)  Myrtle Green
#156e1b  rgb(21, 110, 27)  hsl(124, 68%, 26%)  Pakistan Green
#1b156e  rgb(27, 21, 110)  hsl(244, 68%, 26%)  Midnight Blue