What color is #6A2D34?

#6A2D34 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 #6A2D34?

The RGB value is 106, 45, 52: 106 red, 45 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A2D34?

The complementary color is #2D6A63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A2D34?

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.

#6A2D34 color

#6A2D34 rgb(106, 45, 52)

Shades of red

The hex color #6A2D34 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 17.6% green and 20.4% blue (106, 45, 52).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 40% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 51% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wine (#722F37), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#6A2D34 color codes

HEX	`#6A2D34`
RGB	`rgb(106, 45, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 17.6%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 40%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 58%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 51%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.27, 27.98, 8.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.27, 29.37, 17.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.503, 5.19, 3.855)`
Decimal	`6958388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A2D34, 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 #6A2D34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A2D34 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 #6A2D34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a2d34; }
.text { color: #6a2d34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a2d34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 45 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a2d34, #6a452d); }

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Questions

What color is #6A2D34?: #6A2D34 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 #6A2D34?: The RGB value is 106, 45, 52: 106 red, 45 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A2D34?: The complementary color is #2D6A63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A2D34?: 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.