What color is #6A273F?

#6A273F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A273F?

The RGB value is 106, 39, 63: 106 red, 39 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A273F?

The complementary color is #276A52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A273F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A273F color

#6A273F rgb(106, 39, 63)

Shades of red

The hex color #6A273F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 15.3% green and 24.7% blue (106, 39, 63).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 46% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 41% 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 10.63:1).

#6A273F color codes

HEX	`#6A273F`
RGB	`rgb(106, 39, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 15.3%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 46%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 63%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 41%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.38, 32.44, 0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.38, 32.44, 0.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.567, 4.875, 5.244)`
Decimal	`6956863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A273F, 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 #6A273F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A273F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #6A273F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a273f; }
.text { color: #6a273f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a273f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 39 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a273f, #6a3127); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #6A273F?: #6A273F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A273F?: The RGB value is 106, 39, 63: 106 red, 39 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A273F?: The complementary color is #276A52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A273F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.