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#6C1917

#6c1917 ≈ Rosewood

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#6c1917 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 9.8% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.85% magenta, 78.7% yellow and 57.65% black. Its hue angle is 1.41°, with 64.89% saturation and 25.69% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rosewood (#65000b), ΔE 3.49.

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Web safe#660000
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Relative luminance0.0395

Complementary

  1. #6c1917
  2. #176a6c

Split complementary

  1. #6c1917
  2. #176c44
  3. #17406c

Analogous

  1. #6c1740
  2. #6c1917
  3. #6c4417

Triadic

  1. #6c1917
  2. #176c19
  3. #19176c

Tetradic

  1. #6c1917
  2. #6a6c17
  3. #176a6c
  4. #19176c

Square

  1. #6c1917
  2. #406c17
  3. #176a6c
  4. #44176c

Monochromatic

  1. #110404
  2. #2d0a0a
  3. #6c1917
  4. #ab2824
  5. #d74845

Shades

#6c1917 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6c1917
  2. #611715
  3. #561412
  4. #4c1210
  5. #410f0e
  6. #360d0c
  7. #2b0a09
  8. #200807
  9. #160505
  10. #0b0302
  11. #000000

Tints

#6c1917 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6c1917
  2. #7b302e
  3. #894745
  4. #985e5d
  5. #a77574
  6. #b68c8b
  7. #c4a3a2
  8. #d3bab9
  9. #e2d1d1
  10. #f0e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6c1917 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6c1917
  2. #6e2322
  3. #702e2c
  4. #723837
  5. #744241
  6. #764d4c
  7. #785756
  8. #7a6161
  9. #7c6b6b
  10. #7e7676
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #522e2e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #322c16 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #463f14 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #77001a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f2616 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #583315 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #730a19 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6c1917 {
  color: #6c1917;
}
Background
.bg-6c1917 {
  background-color: #6c1917;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6c1917 {
  border: 2px solid #6c1917;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6c1917;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 25 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 65% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6c1917 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c1917, #6c4417);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6c1917 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 25 23 / 0.35);
}

#65000b Rosewood ΔE 3.49 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 4.10 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 6.08 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 6.27 #800000 Maroon ΔE 6.46 #960018 Carmine ΔE 8.18 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 8.19 #93e6e8 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Rosewood
#6c1917  rgb(108, 25, 23)  hsl(1, 65%, 26%)  Rosewood
#176a6c  rgb(23, 106, 108)  hsl(181, 65%, 26%)  Myrtle Green
#176c19  rgb(23, 108, 25)  hsl(121, 65%, 26%)  Pakistan Green
#19176c  rgb(25, 23, 108)  hsl(241, 65%, 26%)  Midnight Blue