#6A2F2FArcane Red (#6A2F2F) is a dark, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 22°, lightness 0.39 and chroma 0.085. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #6A2F2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 47, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 39%, 30%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 56%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56%, 56%, 58%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(27.6 26.4 12.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.386 0.085 22) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Arcane Red shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#6b2d2b — ΔE 0.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#6c2f2e — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#6a2f2f — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#6a2f30 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Arcane Red in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 10.19:1 and against black 2.06:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#d2a29f · #ae7a77 · #8c5352 · #6a2f2f · #420f12 · #1b0001
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#835a40 · #784435 · #6a2f2f · #54202e · #3e142a · #280924
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#ccb599 · #c18a87 · #9a743f · #6e5c44 · #6a2f2f · #48191a
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#7ed5db · #9a7877 · #705d5c · #6a2f2f · #3c1e1d · #1a0909
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e9f4f5 · #aea09f · #575e5f · #6a2f2f · #362928 · #000101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e8f5f6 · #bdcccd · #8fa0a1 · #102829 · #000607 · #6a2f2f
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dff7f9 · #6fb1b6 · #006a70 · #6a2f2f · #003438 · #060000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dff7f9 · #77b29f · #1d6484 · #6a2f2f · #003629 · #00040a
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e9f6e7 · #8caf88 · #415c8c · #6a2f2f · #182b50 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f2f4e1 · #a5a977 · #006a70 · #6a2f2f · #2e254d · #000203
#844D4B · #9D6B69 · #B78B89 · #D1ABA9 · #EBCDCB
#5B2626 · #4C1D1D · #3E1415 · #300B0D · #220506
#633534 · #5B3938 · #533E3D
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.