Information about #6E1B2B color

#6E1B2B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6E1B2B is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(110, 27, 43) — 43.1% red, 10.6% green, 16.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 33 / 26 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#6E1B2B presents itself as a vivid, lively red — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Jalapeno (#701C28). Slightly further away sit Livewire (#6D1C27) and Red Berry (#701F28).

In RGB terms — rgb(110, 27, 43) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 11.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.9:1. #6E1B2B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#6E1B2B color variations

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

#6E1B2B 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 #6E1B2B

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

Jalapeno color link
Jalapeno

#701C28

Livewire color link
Livewire

#6D1C27

Red Berry color link
Red Berry

#701F28

X Factor color link
X Factor

#681B2B

Breakfree color link
Breakfree

#65192A

Pohutukawa color link
Pohutukawa

#651C26

Monarch color link
Monarch

#6B252C

Red Letter color link
Red Letter

#751631

Dynamite color link
Dynamite

#6F282B

Hot N Spicy color link
Hot N Spicy

#6B2320

Deep Impact color link
Deep Impact

#672729

I C Red color link
I C Red

#7A2031

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6E1B2B
  • RGB110, 27, 43
  • CMYK0, 33, 26, 57
  • CSSrgb(110, 27, 43)
  • HSL348°, 61%, 27%
  • HSL Precise348.434°, 60.584%, 26.863%
  • HSV348°, 75%, 43%
  • HSB348°, 75%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • GLSLvec3(0.431, 0.106, 0.169)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.431, 0.106, 0.169, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.431, 0.106, 0.169)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB10.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6E1B2B
  • DECIMAL ID7215915
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01