Information about #6E1C17 color

#6E1C17 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6E1C17 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(110, 28, 23) — 43.1% red, 11% green, 9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 32 / 34 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored earthy red, #6E1C17 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Persian Plum (#701C1C). Slightly further away sit Hot N Spicy (#6B2320) and Crown Of Thorns (#771F1F).

In RGB terms — rgb(110, 28, 23) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 11.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #6E1C17 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#6E1C17 color variations

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#6E1C17 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 #6E1C17

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

Persian Plum color link
Persian Plum

#701C1C

Hot N Spicy color link
Hot N Spicy

#6B2320

Heatwave color link
Heatwave

#6E2620

Red Bean color link
Red Bean

#672422

Livewire color link
Livewire

#6D1C27

Pioneer Red color link
Pioneer Red

#642620

Fedefu Red color link
Fedefu Red

#7C1319

Jalapeno color link
Jalapeno

#701C28

Royal Maroon color link
Royal Maroon

#670E10

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6E1C17
  • RGB110, 28, 23
  • CMYK0, 32, 34, 57
  • CSSrgb(110, 28, 23)
  • HSL3°, 65%, 26%
  • HSL Precise3.448°, 65.414%, 26.078%
  • HSV3°, 79%, 43%
  • HSB3°, 79%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • GLSLvec3(0.431, 0.110, 0.090)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.431, 0.110, 0.090, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.431, 0.110, 0.090)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6E1C17
  • DECIMAL ID7216151
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01