#6a1c18 Color Information

#6a1c18 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #6a1c18. In RGB, it consists of 41.6% Red, 11.0% Green, and 9.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 73.6% Magenta, 77.4% Yellow, and 58.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 2.9°, with saturation of 63.1% and lightness of 25.5%. The decimal value for #6a1c18 is 6954008, and its nearest "web safe" color is #663300. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #6a1c18 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#6a1c18 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color106, 28, 24 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color41.6%, 11.0%, 9.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.584, 0.890, 0.906 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.736, 0.774, 0.584 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color2.9°, 63.1%, 25.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color2.9°, 77.4%, 41.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color6.524, 3.961, 1.285 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color106, 28, 24 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code6954008 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color23.541, 34.286, 22.641 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)23.541, 41.088, 33.439 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color23.541, 53.891, 12.986 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color19.901, 23.688, 10.103 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.554, 0.337, 3.961 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4285144088 / 0xff6a1c18 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#663300 Copy
Last Updated: November 4, 2024

Shades of #6a1c18

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #6a1c18, its pure hue is 2.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 63.1%, and its lightness is 25.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #6a1c18, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0d0403 to #5d1915.

Tints of #6a1c18

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #6a1c18, its pure hue is 2.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 63.1%, and its lightness is 25.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #6a1c18, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #7d3835 to #ece3e2.

Tones of #6a1c18

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #6a1c18, its pure hue is 2.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 63.1%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #6a1c18, which range from #414141 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #820600 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #6a1c18

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #6a1c18! For #6a1c18, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #6a1c18. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #6a1c18

This color, #6a1c18, consists of 41.6% Red, 11.0% Green, and 9.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 106, Green = 28, Blue = 24. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #6a1c18 is 0% Cyan, 73.6% Magenta, 77.4% Yellow, and 58.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R41.6%
C0.0%
G11.0%
M73.6%
B9.4%
Y77.4%
K58.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 106 28 24
Octal 152 34 30
Hexa #6a #1c #18
Binary 01101010 00011100 00011000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 73 77 58
Octal 0 111 115 72
Hexa #00 #49 #4d #3a
Binary 00000000 01001001 01001101 00111010

Analogous Colors of #6a1c18

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #6a1c18 — which has hue 2.9° — its analogous colors are located at 2.9° and 332.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6a1c18.

Triadic Colors of #6a1c18

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #6a1c18 — which has hue 2.9° — its triadic colors are located at 2.9° and 242.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6a1c18.

Complementary Color of #6a1c18

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #6a1c18 — which has hue 2.9° — its complementary color is located at 182.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6a1c18.

Split Complementary Colors of #6a1c18

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #6a1c18 — which has hue 2.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 2.9° and 212.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6a1c18.

Tetradic Colors of #6a1c18

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #6a1c18 — which has hue 2.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 272.9°, 2.9°, 92.9°, and 182.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6a1c18.

Monochromatic Colors of #6a1c18

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #6a1c18, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #2f1312 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #b11a12 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #6a1c18

We want to make getting started with #6a1c18 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #6a1c18 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #6a1c18 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #6a1c18 with other HTML elements.

#6a1c18 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #6a1c18.
<span style="color: #6a1c18;">The color of this text is #6a1c18.</span>

#6a1c18 Background Color

The background color for this text is #6a1c18.
<div style="background-color: #6a1c18; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #6a1c18.</div>

#6a1c18 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #6a1c18.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #6a1c18;">This color for the shadow of this text is #6a1c18.</span>

#6a1c18 Border Color

This is a div with border color #6a1c18.
<div style="border: #6a1c18 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #6a1c18.</div>

#6a1c18 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #6a1c18 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #6a1c18; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #6a1c18 on a white background.</div></div>

#6a1c18 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #6a1c18 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #6a1c18; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #6a1c18 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #6a1c18 to White

This is a gradient from #6a1c18 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#6a1c18,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#6a1c18,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#6a1c18,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#6a1c18,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #6a1c18 to white.</div>

Gradient from #6a1c18 to Black

This is a gradient from #6a1c18 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#6a1c18,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#6a1c18,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#6a1c18,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#6a1c18,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #6a1c18 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #6a1c18

In addition to using #6a1c18 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #6a1c18 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #6a1c18, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 106, Green = 28, Blue = 24). If you need details about the color coordinates of #6a1c18 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #6a1c18
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(106, 28, 24)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #6a1c18; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #6a1c18; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #6a1c18; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(106, 28, 24);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#6a1c18")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:106, green:28, blue:24, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:106 green:28 blue:24 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(106f, 28f, 24f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(106, 28, 24);
 

#6a1c18 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #6a1c18 the same way. For those with color blindness, #6a1c18 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #6a1c18 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #6a1c18 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #6a1c18 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #6a1c18 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #6a1c18 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 11.7:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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