What color is #6A2B31?

#6A2B31 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wine. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A2B31?

The RGB value is 106, 43, 49: 106 red, 43 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A2B31?

The complementary color is #2B6A64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A2B31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A2B31 color

#6A2B31 rgb(106, 43, 49)

Shades of red

The hex color #6A2B31 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 16.9% green and 19.2% blue (106, 43, 49).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 42% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 54% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wine (#722F37), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#6A2B31 color codes

HEX	`#6A2B31`
RGB	`rgb(106, 43, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 16.9%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 42%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 59%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 54%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.78, 28.76, 10.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.78, 30.53, 19.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.363, 5.015, 3.485)`
Decimal	`6957873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A2B31, 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 #6A2B31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A2B31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #6A2B31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a2b31; }
.text { color: #6a2b31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a2b31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 43 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a2b31, #6a452b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A2B31?: #6A2B31 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wine. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A2B31?: The RGB value is 106, 43, 49: 106 red, 43 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A2B31?: The complementary color is #2B6A64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A2B31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.