What color is #6C322E?

#6C322E is a dark, desaturated red known as Kenyan Copper. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Kenyan Copper?

The RGB value is 108, 50, 46: 108 red, 50 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Kenyan Copper?

The complementary color is #2E686C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C322E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Kenyan Copper color: hex code #6C322E

#6C322E rgb(108, 50, 46)

Shades of red

Kenyan Copper has the hex code #6C322E. It is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 19.6% green and 18% blue (108, 50, 46).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 40% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 57% yellow and 58% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

Kenyan Copper (#6C322E) color codes

HEX	`#6C322E`
RGB	`rgb(108, 50, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 19.6%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 40%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 57%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 57%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.56, 25.4, 14.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.56, 29.33, 30.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.819, 5.667, 3.266)`
Decimal	`7090734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Kenyan Copper, 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 #6C322E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C322E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #6C322E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c322e; }
.text { color: #6c322e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c322e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 50 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c322e, #6c512e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

See #6C322E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6C322E?: #6C322E is a dark, desaturated red known as Kenyan Copper. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Kenyan Copper?: The RGB value is 108, 50, 46: 108 red, 50 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Kenyan Copper?: The complementary color is #2E686C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C322E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.