Information about #6B142A color

#6B142A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6B142A falls into the Rose Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(107, 20, 42) — 42% red, 7.8% green, 16.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 34 / 25 / 58. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A vivid, lively rose, #6B142A stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to X Factor (#681B2B). Slightly further away sit Breakfree (#65192A) and Luxury Burgundy (#641226).

In RGB terms — rgb(107, 20, 42) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #6B142A: 11.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for black. No one has named #6B142A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#6B142A color variations

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#6B142A 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #6B142A

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

X Factor color link
X Factor

#681B2B

Breakfree color link
Breakfree

#65192A

Livewire color link
Livewire

#6D1C27

Jalapeno color link
Jalapeno

#701C28

Pohutukawa color link
Pohutukawa

#651C26

Red Berry color link
Red Berry

#701F28

Red Letter color link
Red Letter

#751631

Pomegranate color link
Pomegranate

#660C21

Lip Service color link
Lip Service

#651538

Salsa color link
Salsa

#770C25

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B142A
  • RGB107, 20, 42
  • CMYK0, 34, 25, 58
  • CSSrgb(107, 20, 42)
  • HSL345°, 69%, 25%
  • HSL Precise344.828°, 68.504%, 24.902%
  • HSV345°, 81%, 42%
  • HSB345°, 81%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.078, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.078, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.078, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB7.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID6B142A
  • DECIMAL ID7017514
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01