Information about #6B1E2A color

#6B1E2A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6B1E2A falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(107, 30, 42) — 42% red, 11.8% green, 16.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 30 / 25 / 58. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#6B1E2A is a clearly saturated earthy red that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Livewire (#6D1C27). Slightly further away sit X Factor (#681B2B) and Red Berry (#701F28).

In RGB terms — rgb(107, 30, 42) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #6B1E2A: 11.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#6B1E2A color variations

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

#6B1E2A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#6B1E2A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#551821

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#2A0C10

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Black

#000000

#6B1E2A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#80666A

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Grey

#808080

#6B1E2A 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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#6B1E2A 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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#1E6B60
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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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#1E506B
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#1E6B39
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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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#6B1E50
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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
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#2A6B1E
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#1E2A6B
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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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#6B601E
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#1E6B60
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#1E2A6B
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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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#506B1E
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#1E6B60
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#391E6B
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Nearest named colors to #6B1E2A

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

Livewire color link
Livewire

#6D1C27

X Factor color link
X Factor

#681B2B

Red Berry color link
Red Berry

#701F28

Jalapeno color link
Jalapeno

#701C28

Monarch color link
Monarch

#6B252C

Pohutukawa color link
Pohutukawa

#651C26

Breakfree color link
Breakfree

#65192A

Deep Impact color link
Deep Impact

#672729

Coco color link
Coco

#682828

Red Bean color link
Red Bean

#672422

Dynamite color link
Dynamite

#6F282B

Hot N Spicy color link
Hot N Spicy

#6B2320

#6B1E2A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B1E2A
  • RGB107, 30, 42
  • CMYK0, 30, 25, 58
  • CSSrgb(107, 30, 42)
  • HSL351°, 56%, 27%
  • HSL Precise350.649°, 56.204%, 26.863%
  • HSV351°, 72%, 42%
  • HSB351°, 72%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.118, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.118, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.118, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6B1E2A
  • DECIMAL ID7020074
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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