What color is #6A1D37?

#6A1D37 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A1D37?

The RGB value is 106, 29, 55: 106 red, 29 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A1D37?

The complementary color is #1D6A50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A1D37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A1D37 color

#6A1D37 rgb(106, 29, 55)

Shades of red

The hex color #6A1D37 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 11.4% green and 21.6% blue (106, 29, 55).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 57% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 48% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Siren (#69293B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.39:1).

#6A1D37 color codes

HEX	`#6A1D37`
RGB	`rgb(106, 29, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 11.4%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 57%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 73%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 48%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.38, 36.24, 2.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.38, 36.35, 4.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.073, 4.22, 4.056)`
Decimal	`6954295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A1D37, 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 #6A1D37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A1D37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #6A1D37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a1d37; }
.text { color: #6a1d37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a1d37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 29 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a1d37, #6a291d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #6A1D37?: #6A1D37 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A1D37?: The RGB value is 106, 29, 55: 106 red, 29 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A1D37?: The complementary color is #1D6A50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A1D37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.