#6d2222

Color #6d2222

A moderately saturated dark red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 23.83 Nearest Tailwind class red-900 #82181a · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#6d2222

RGB

rgb(109, 34, 34)

HSL

hsl(0, 52.4%, 28%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 68.8%, 42.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 68.8%, 68.8%, 57.3%)

LAB

lab(25.3, 33.25, 18.37)

LCH

lch(25.3, 37.99, 28.92)

OKLCH

oklch(36.9%, 0.1068, 23.97)

HWB

hwb(0, 13.3%, 57.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#226d6d

Analogous

#6d2247

#6d2222

#6d4722

Triadic

#6d2222

#226d22

#22226d

Split-complementary

#6d2222

#226d47

#22476d

Tetradic

#6d2222

#6d6d22

#226d6d

#22226d

Square

#6d2222

#476d22

#226d6d

#47226d

Shades

Color #6d2222 mixed toward black.

#5b1c1c

#491717

#361111

#240b0b

#120606

Tints

Color #6d2222 mixed toward white.

#9b3131

#c54444

#d37373

#e2a2a2

#f0d0d0

Tones

Color #6d2222 mixed toward gray.

#672828

#602e2e

#5a3535

#543b3b

#4e4141

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.9:1

White text reads better on this background (11.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#565622 · ΔE 33.9

Deuteranopia

#5a5e22 · ΔE 36.9

Tritanopia

#6b2222 · ΔE 0.5

Achromatopsia

#3c3c3c · ΔE 23

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6d2222;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6d2222]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#6d2222 (#6d2222) is rgb(109, 34, 34) in RGB.

No, #6d2222 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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