What color is #6A2F2F?

#6A2F2F is a dark, desaturated red known as Arcane Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Arcane Red?

The RGB value is 106, 47, 47: 106 red, 47 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Arcane Red?

The complementary color is #2F6A6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A2F2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Arcane Red color: hex code #6A2F2F

#6A2F2F rgb(106, 47, 47)

Shades of red

Arcane Red has the hex code #6A2F2F. It is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 18.4% green and 18.4% blue (106, 47, 47).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 39% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 56% yellow and 58% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

Arcane Red (#6A2F2F) color codes

HEX	`#6A2F2F`
RGB	`rgb(106, 47, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 18.4%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 39%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 56%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 56%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.58, 26.36, 12.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.58, 29.24, 25.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.474, 5.303, 3.319)`
Decimal	`6958895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Arcane Red, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6A2F2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A2F2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6A2F2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a2f2f; }
.text { color: #6a2f2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a2f2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 47 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a2f2f, #6a4d2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #6A2F2F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6A2F2F?: #6A2F2F is a dark, desaturated red known as Arcane Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Arcane Red?: The RGB value is 106, 47, 47: 106 red, 47 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Arcane Red?: The complementary color is #2F6A6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A2F2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.