#6c2430 Color Information

#6c2430 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 #6c2430. In RGB, it consists of 42.4% Red, 14.1% Green, and 18.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 66.7% Magenta, 55.6% Yellow, and 57.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 350.0°, with saturation of 50% and lightness of 28.2%. The decimal value for #6c2430 is 7087152, and its nearest "web safe" color is #663333. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #6c2430 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#6c2430 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color108, 36, 48 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color42.4%, 14.1%, 18.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.576, 0.859, 0.812 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.667, 0.556, 0.576 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color350.0°, 50.0%, 28.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color350.0°, 66.7%, 42.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color7.349, 4.663, 3.309 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color108, 36, 48 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code7087152 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color25.753, 33.037, 9.574 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)25.753, 34.396, 16.162 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color25.753, 46.589, 4.294 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color21.595, 22.953, 6.031 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.480, 0.304, 4.663 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4285277232 / 0xff6c2430 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#663333 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #6c2430

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #6c2430, its pure hue is 350.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 50.0%, and its lightness is 28.2%. 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 #6c2430, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0e0506 to #5f202a.

Tints of #6c2430

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #6c2430, its pure hue is 350.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 50.0%, and its lightness is 28.2%. 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 #6c2430, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #7e3f4a to #ede4e5.

Tones of #6c2430

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #6c2430, its pure hue is 350.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 50.0%, 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 #6c2430, which range from #484848 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #900018 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #6c2430

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #6c2430! For #6c2430, 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, #6c2430. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #6c2430

This color, #6c2430, consists of 42.4% Red, 14.1% Green, and 18.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 108, Green = 36, Blue = 48. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #6c2430 is 0% Cyan, 66.7% Magenta, 55.6% Yellow, and 57.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R42.4%
C0.0%
G14.1%
M66.7%
B18.8%
Y55.6%
K57.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 108 36 48
Octal 154 44 60
Hexa #6c #24 #30
Binary 01101100 00100100 00110000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 66 55 57
Octal 0 102 67 71
Hexa #00 #42 #37 #39
Binary 00000000 01000010 00110111 00111001

Analogous Colors of #6c2430

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #6c2430 — which has hue 350.0° — its analogous colors are located at 20.0° and 350.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6c2430.

Triadic Colors of #6c2430

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 #6c2430 — which has hue 350.0° — its triadic colors are located at 110.0° and 350.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6c2430.

Complementary Color of #6c2430

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #6c2430 — which has hue 350.0° — its complementary color is located at 170.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6c2430.

Split Complementary Colors of #6c2430

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 #6c2430 — which has hue 350.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 140.0° and 350.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6c2430.

Tetradic Colors of #6c2430

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 #6c2430 — which has hue 350.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 260.0°, 350.0°, 80.0°, and 170.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6c2430.

Monochromatic Colors of #6c2430

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #6c2430, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #2d1b1e — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #bd1b36 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #6c2430

We want to make getting started with #6c2430 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #6c2430 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #6c2430 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 #6c2430 with other HTML elements.

#6c2430 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #6c2430.
<span style="color: #6c2430;">The color of this text is #6c2430.</span>

#6c2430 Background Color

The background color for this text is #6c2430.
<div style="background-color: #6c2430; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #6c2430.</div>

#6c2430 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #6c2430.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #6c2430;">This color for the shadow of this text is #6c2430.</span>

#6c2430 Border Color

This is a div with border color #6c2430.
<div style="border: #6c2430 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #6c2430.</div>

#6c2430 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #6c2430 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #6c2430; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #6c2430 on a white background.</div></div>

#6c2430 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #6c2430 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #6c2430; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #6c2430 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #6c2430 to White

This is a gradient from #6c2430 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#6c2430,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#6c2430,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#6c2430,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#6c2430,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #6c2430 to white.</div>

Gradient from #6c2430 to Black

This is a gradient from #6c2430 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#6c2430,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#6c2430,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#6c2430,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#6c2430,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #6c2430 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #6c2430

In addition to using #6c2430 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 #6c2430 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #6c2430, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 108, Green = 36, Blue = 48). If you need details about the color coordinates of #6c2430 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 #6c2430
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(108, 36, 48)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #6c2430; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #6c2430; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #6c2430; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(108, 36, 48);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#6c2430")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:108, green:36, blue:48, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:108 green:36 blue:48 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(108f, 36f, 48f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(108, 36, 48);
 

#6c2430 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #6c2430 the same way. For those with color blindness, #6c2430 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #6c2430 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #6c2430 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 #6c2430 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 #6c2430 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 #6c2430 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 10.9:1 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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