Information about #6B2323 color

#6B2323 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6B2323 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(107, 35, 35) — 42% red, 13.7% green, 13.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 28 / 28 / 58. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#6B2323 is a pleasantly vivid warm red that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Hot N Spicy (#6B2320). Slightly further away sit Red Bean (#672422) and Heatwave (#6E2620).

The recipe behind #6B2323 is rgb(107, 35, 35), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 11.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.9:1. #6B2323 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#6B2323 color variations

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

#6B2323 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 #6B2323

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

Coco color link
Coco

#682828

Red Berry color link
Red Berry

#701F28

Pioneer Red color link
Pioneer Red

#642620

Deep Impact color link
Deep Impact

#672729

Livewire color link
Livewire

#6D1C27

Monarch color link
Monarch

#6B252C

Pohutukawa color link
Pohutukawa

#651C26

Kakaramea color link
Kakaramea

#6E2C25

Jalapeno color link
Jalapeno

#701C28

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B2323
  • RGB107, 35, 35
  • CMYK0, 28, 28, 58
  • CSSrgb(107, 35, 35)
  • HSL0°, 51%, 28%
  • HSL Precise0°, 50.704%, 27.843%
  • HSV0°, 67%, 42%
  • HSB0°, 67%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.137, 0.137)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.137, 0.137, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.137, 0.137)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB13.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB13.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6B2323
  • DECIMAL ID7021347
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01