What color is #6A2137?

#6A2137 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 #6A2137?

The RGB value is 106, 33, 55: 106 red, 33 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A2137?

The complementary color is #216A54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A2137?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A2137 color

#6A2137 rgb(106, 33, 55)

Shades of red

The hex color #6A2137 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 12.9% green and 21.6% blue (106, 33, 55).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 53% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 48% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Siren (#69293B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.14:1).

#6A2137 color codes

HEX	`#6A2137`
RGB	`rgb(106, 33, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 12.9%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 53%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 69%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 48%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.04, 34.44, 3.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.04, 34.65, 6.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.178, 4.429, 4.091)`
Decimal	`6955319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A2137, 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 #6A2137	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A2137 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #6A2137 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a2137; }
.text { color: #6a2137; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a2137; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 33 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a2137, #6a3021); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #6A2137?: #6A2137 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 #6A2137?: The RGB value is 106, 33, 55: 106 red, 33 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A2137?: The complementary color is #216A54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A2137?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.