#6E3645
Closest named color: Purple Brown (#673A3F). oklch(41% 0.081 4.3), rgb(110, 54, 69).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (9.22:1).
About this color
#6E3645 is a dark, moderately saturated red. In OKLCH its lightness is 41%, its chroma 0.081 and its hue 4°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Purple Brown (#673A3F), ΔE 0.021 away. White text reads best on it, at 9.22:1.
| Hue family | Reds |
| Lightness | dark (41%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.081) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Purple Brown (#673A3F) |
| Black text | 2.27:1 |
| White text | 9.22:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6E3645 |
| RGB | rgb(110, 54, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(344, 34%, 32%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41% 0.081 4.3) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #6E3645 | 9.22:1 | AAA | Lc -95.3 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #6E3645 | 2.27:1 | Fails | Lc 13.0 | Not readable |
| #6E3645 text on white | 9.22:1 | AAA | Lc 91.0 | Preferred for body text |
| #6E3645 text on black | 2.27:1 | Fails | Lc -11.4 | Not readable |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 800.
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Step 50
50
#F9F4F5
oklch(97.1% 0.006 3.3)
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Step 100
100
#F3E6E9
oklch(93.6% 0.015 1.6)
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Step 200
200
#E9D2D7
oklch(88.4% 0.026 2.8)
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Step 300
300
#DCB4BD
oklch(80.8% 0.048 3.1)
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Step 400
400
#CA8D9B
oklch(70.7% 0.076 4.1)
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Step 500
500
#BA7082
oklch(63.1% 0.096 4.5)
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Step 600
600
#A6576C
oklch(55.7% 0.106 4.2)
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Step 700
700
#8E475A
oklch(49.2% 0.098 4.3)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#6E3645
oklch(41% 0.081 4.3)
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Step 900
900
#5D333D
oklch(37.7% 0.062 5.1)
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Step 950
950
#371E24
oklch(27% 0.04 4.6)
#6E3645 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #3F4145 | 0.090 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4E4B44 | 0.080 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #76313B | 0.022 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #474747 | 0.082 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6E3645
#6E3645
oklch(41% 0.081 4.3)
- #00574F
#00574F
oklch(41% 0.073 184.2)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #6E3645, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.021
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.036
- Chestnut #742802 ΔE 0.075
- Red Purple #820747 ΔE 0.078
- Wine #80013F ΔE 0.079
- Bordeaux #7B002C ΔE 0.079
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.079
- Wine Red #7B0323 ΔE 0.079
Use #6E3645 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.