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#6C1D45 Burnley Claret
#6C1D45 is a dark, rich pink, close to the color Plum Purple. In RGB it’s made of 42.4% red, 11.4% green, and 27.1% blue. Its hue is 330°, with 58% saturation and 27% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #6C1D45.
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The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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1.90:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #6C1D45 as they’d see it.
#6C1D45 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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The Burnley use #6C1D45 as their claret. Here is the full team palette.
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Questions about #6C1D45
What color is #6C1D45?
#6C1D45 is a dark, rich pink, close to the color Plum Purple. In RGB it’s made of 42.4% red, 11.4% green, and 27.1% blue. Its hue is 330°, with 58% saturation and 27% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #6C1D45 in RGB?
#6C1D45 is rgb(108, 29, 69): 108 red, 29 green, and 69 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #6C1D45 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 73, 36, 58). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #6C1D45?
PANTONE 222 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #6C1D45?
Its complement #044628 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.