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#6a261f color: Azuki Red

#6a261f is rgb(106, 38, 31) in RGB and oklch(36.844% 0.09904 28.654) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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6°
100%

36.8%
0.099
29°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • orange-900
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.00:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.91:1Hard to read
Lc 9

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About #6a261f

#6a261f is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 36.8% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 29°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11:1 contrast and black text 1.91:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Azuki Red (#672422). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-900.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #6a261f mixed with white

  1. 6a261f
  2. 7a3b33
  3. 895048
  4. 98645d
  5. a77972
  6. b68f88
  7. c5a49f
  8. d4bab6
  9. e2d1ce
  10. f1e8e6

Darker: #6a261f mixed with black

  1. 6a261f
  2. 5b2019
  3. 4d1914
  4. 3f130f
  5. 310d0a
  6. 240806
  7. 180403
  8. 0d0201
  9. 040100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #6a261f with less saturation

  1. 6a261f
  2. 662a23
  3. 632d26
  4. 5f302a
  5. 5b332d
  6. 573530
  7. 523733
  8. 4e3a36
  9. 493c39
  10. 443d3c

Questions about #6a261f

What color is #6a261f?

#6a261f is soft dark red. The closest named color is Azuki Red. In RGB it is rgb(106, 38, 31), in HSL hsl(5.6, 54.74%, 26.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(36.844% 0.09904 28.654).

What colors go well with #6a261f?

The complementary color of #6a261f is #004a56. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #67243e and #642f00. The triadic partners are #094d1f and #2a3b73.

Is white or black text more readable on #6a261f?

White text reads better on #6a261f: white gives a contrast ratio of 11:1 and black gives 1.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6a261f a warm or cool color?

#6a261f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 29 degrees, its lightness 36.8% and its chroma 0.099.