#6B1C1ABloodlust (#6B1C1A) is a dark, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 26°, lightness 0.36 and chroma 0.112. 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 | #6B1C1A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 28, 26) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 61%, 26%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 76%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74%, 76%, 58%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(23.8 34.7 21.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.356 0.112 26) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Bloodlust is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#6b1917 — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchanged#6d1b19 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#6b1c1a — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#6b1c1b — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Bloodlust 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 11.63:1 and against black 1.81:1, 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.
#c68780 · #a45e58 · #823732 · #6b1c1a · #2f0001 · #080000
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.
#814f25 · #78361b · #6b1c1a · #540b21 · #3d0121 · #25001d
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.
#c6ac84 · #c27b74 · #976a0c · #685332 · #6b1c1a · #470507
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.
#5bd9e8 · #986d68 · #6c5350 · #6b1c1a · #391310 · #150302
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e6f5f7 · #c8b5b3 · #7d8889 · #634f4c · #6b1c1a · #1b282a
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.
#e6f5f7 · #bccdcf · #8ea1a4 · #0f2a2d · #000709 · #6b1c1a
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d7dbb6 · #d0b08a · #1f729d · #3e4f73 · #6b1c1a · #040a28
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#bfe1c9 · #7cc7b7 · #597584 · #434d69 · #6b1c1a · #1c0411
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e4f8e5 · #95ca98 · #6683c9 · #3b5289 · #6b1c1a · #112d14
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f0f5dc · #b7c27f · #0097a5 · #594883 · #6b1c1a · #002c31
#863F3A · #A1605A · #BB827C · #D6A59F · #F0C9C4
#5C1513 · #4E0D0D · #400707 · #330203 · #260001
#622622 · #592E2A · #503431
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.