Information about #6A231F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#6A231F falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(106, 35, 31) — 41.6% red, 13.7% green, 12.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 28 / 29 / 58. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#6A231F presents itself as a pleasantly vivid warm red — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Hot N Spicy (#6B2320). Slightly further away sit Red Bean (#672422) and Heatwave (#6E2620).

The recipe behind #6A231F is rgb(106, 35, 31), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 11.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.9:1. #6A231F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#6A231F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#6A231F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#6A231F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#551B18

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#401412

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#2A0D0C

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#150606

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Black

#000000

#6A231F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#74302D

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#7A403D

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#7E5351

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#806867

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Grey

#808080

#6A231F color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#6A1E39

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#5F1E6A

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#6A231F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#1F676B
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#1F416B
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#1F6B49
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#6B1F41
#6B1F41

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#6A231F
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#1F6B23
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#231F6B
#231F6B

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#676B1F
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#1F676B
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#231F6B
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#416B1F
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#1F676B
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#491F6B
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Nearest named colors to #6A231F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Hot N Spicy color link
Hot N Spicy

#6B2320

Red Bean color link
Red Bean

#672422

Heatwave color link
Heatwave

#6E2620

Pioneer Red color link
Pioneer Red

#642620

Persian Plum color link
Persian Plum

#701C1C

Vintage Maroon color link
Vintage Maroon

#621D1D

Coco color link
Coco

#682828

Livewire color link
Livewire

#6D1C27

Pohutukawa color link
Pohutukawa

#651C26

Deep Impact color link
Deep Impact

#672729

Chestnut Leather Brown color link
Chestnut Leather Brown

#60281E

Kakaramea color link
Kakaramea

#6E2C25

#6A231F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6A231F
  • RGB106, 35, 31
  • CMYK0, 28, 29, 58
  • CSSrgb(106, 35, 31)
  • HSL3°, 55%, 27%
  • HSL Precise3.2°, 54.745%, 26.863%
  • HSV3°, 71%, 42%
  • HSB3°, 71%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.122
  • GLSLvec3(0.416, 0.137, 0.122)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.416, 0.137, 0.122, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.416, 0.137, 0.122)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB13.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6A231F
  • DECIMAL ID6955807
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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