Palettes / Colors / #6C1939

#6C1939 — Deep Pink

#6C1939 is a pink color we call Deep Pink, closest to the named color Brown (#A52A2A). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: brown (#A52A2A) — not an exact match. CSS brown gives you #A52A2A, a different color; use #6C1939 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#6C1939 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #196B4C; it also sits naturally between #6B1962 and #6B2319. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 42% · Green 10% · Blue 22%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 47% · Key 58%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #6C1939

.text { color: #6C1939; }
.background { background-color: #6C1939; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6C1939; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(108, 25, 57); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(337, 62%, 26%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6C1939; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(108, 25, 57, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6C1939; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(108, 25, 57, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6C1939">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6C1939">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #196B4C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6C1939: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #6C1939

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #6C1939 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #6C1939 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #6C1938  ·  #6C193A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #6C1939?

#6C1939 is Deep Pink, a pink color (RGB 108, 25, 57). Its closest standard named color is Brown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6C1939?

#6C1939 is RGB 108, 25, 57 — HSL 337°, 62%, 26% — CMYK 0%, 77%, 47%, 58%.

What colors go with #6C1939?

Its complement is #196B4C; analogous partners are #6B1962 and #6B2319. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6C1939 for text?

White text on #6C1939 has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.84:1.