Information about Heatwave color

#6E2620 - Heatwave color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6E2620, known as "Heatwave", falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(110, 38, 32) — 43.1% red, 14.9% green, 12.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 28 / 31 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #6E2620 reads as a pleasantly vivid warm red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Hot N Spicy (#6B2320). Slightly further away sit Red Bean (#672422) and Kakaramea (#6E2C25).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(110, 38, 32)), which gives #6E2620 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 10.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.0:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Heatwave" in the Register.

Heatwave color variations

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

Heatwave color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Heatwave

#6E2620
#A73A30

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#CD5E54

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#DD938D

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#EEC9C6

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White

#FFFFFF

Heatwave color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Heatwave

#6E2620
#581E19

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#421713

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#2C0F0C

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#160706

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Black

#000000

Heatwave color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Heatwave

#6E2620
#76342E

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#7C443E

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#805551

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#816967

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Grey

#808080

Heatwave color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#586E20

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#6E6520

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#6E4620

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Heatwave

#6E2620
#6E2039

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#6E2058

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#65206E

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Heatwave 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
#6E2620
Heatwave

#6E2620

#20686F
#20686F

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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
#6E2620
Heatwave

#6E2620

#20416F
#20416F

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#206F4E
#206F4E

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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
#6F4E20
#6F4E20

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#6E2620
Heatwave

#6E2620

#6F2041
#6F2041

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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
#6E2620
Heatwave

#6E2620

#206F27
#206F27

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#27206F
#27206F

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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
#6E2620
Heatwave

#6E2620

#686F20
#686F20

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#20686F
#20686F

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#27206F
#27206F

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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
#6E2620
Heatwave

#6E2620

#416F20
#416F20

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#20686F
#20686F

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#4E206F
#4E206F

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Nearest named colors to Heatwave

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Hot N Spicy color link
Hot N Spicy

#6B2320

Red Bean color link
Red Bean

#672422

Kakaramea color link
Kakaramea

#6E2C25

Pioneer Red color link
Pioneer Red

#642620

Coco color link
Coco

#682828

Red Berry color link
Red Berry

#701F28

Persian Plum color link
Persian Plum

#701C1C

Cypress Bark color link
Cypress Bark

#752E23

Dynamite color link
Dynamite

#6F282B

Crown Of Thorns color link
Crown Of Thorns

#771F1F

Deep Impact color link
Deep Impact

#672729

Livewire color link
Livewire

#6D1C27

Heatwave color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

#6E2620 - Heatwave color image Heatwave color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#6E2620 - Heatwave color image Heatwave color ORCN HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)
#6E2620 - Heatwave color image Heatwave color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#6E2620 - Heatwave color image Heatwave color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6E2620
  • RGB110, 38, 32
  • CMYK0, 28, 31, 57
  • CSSrgb(110, 38, 32)
  • HSL5°, 55%, 28%
  • HSL Precise4.615°, 54.93%, 27.843%
  • HSV5°, 71%, 43%
  • HSB5°, 71%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.125
  • GLSLvec3(0.431, 0.149, 0.125)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.431, 0.149, 0.125, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.431, 0.149, 0.125)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6E2620
  • DECIMAL ID7218720
  • Name Length8
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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