What color is #6A2B42?

#6A2B42 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 #6A2B42?

The RGB value is 106, 43, 66: 106 red, 43 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A2B42?

The complementary color is #2B6A53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A2B42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A2B42 color

#6A2B42 rgb(106, 43, 66)

Shades of red

The hex color #6A2B42 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 16.9% green and 25.9% blue (106, 43, 66).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 42% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 38% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Siren (#69293B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#6A2B42 color codes

HEX	`#6A2B42`
RGB	`rgb(106, 43, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 16.9%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 42%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 59%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 38%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.26, 30.74, -0.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.26, 30.75, 359.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.792, 5.186, 5.744)`
Decimal	`6957890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A2B42, 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 #6A2B42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A2B42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #6A2B42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a2b42; }
.text { color: #6a2b42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a2b42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 43 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a2b42, #6a332b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #6A2B42?: #6A2B42 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 #6A2B42?: The RGB value is 106, 43, 66: 106 red, 43 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A2B42?: The complementary color is #2B6A53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A2B42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.