Information about #6E2B2A color

#6E2B2A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6E2B2A is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(110, 43, 42) — 43.1% red, 16.9% green, 16.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 26 / 27 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid red, #6E2B2A sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dynamite (#6F282B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Kakaramea (#6E2C25) and Cypress Bark Red (#6F3028).

In RGB terms — rgb(110, 43, 42) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #6E2B2A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 10.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #6E2B2A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#6E2B2A color variations

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

#6E2B2A 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 #6E2B2A

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

Dynamite color link
Dynamite

#6F282B

Kakaramea color link
Kakaramea

#6E2C25

Coco color link
Coco

#682828

Monarch color link
Monarch

#6B252C

Fahrenheit color link
Fahrenheit

#672E2B

Kwila color link
Kwila

#6D332A

Deep Impact color link
Deep Impact

#672729

Tamarillo color link
Tamarillo

#752B2F

Pueblo color link
Pueblo

#6E3326

Cajun color link
Cajun

#662F2B

Meranti color link
Meranti

#6B342A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6E2B2A
  • RGB110, 43, 42
  • CMYK0, 26, 27, 57
  • CSSrgb(110, 43, 42)
  • HSL1°, 45%, 30%
  • HSL Precise0.882°, 44.737%, 29.804%
  • HSV1°, 62%, 43%
  • HSB1°, 62%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.431, 0.169, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.431, 0.169, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.431, 0.169, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6E2B2A
  • DECIMAL ID7220010
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01