What color is #6A2E37?

#6A2E37 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 #6A2E37?

The RGB value is 106, 46, 55: 106 red, 46 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A2E37?

The complementary color is #2E6A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A2E37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A2E37 color

#6A2E37 rgb(106, 46, 55)

Shades of red

The hex color #6A2E37 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 18% green and 21.6% blue (106, 46, 55).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 39% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 48% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wine (#722F37), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.2:1).

#6A2E37 color codes

HEX	`#6A2E37`
RGB	`rgb(106, 46, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 18%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 39%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 57%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 48%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.56, 27.76, 7.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.56, 28.71, 14.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.611, 5.295, 4.235)`
Decimal	`6958647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A2E37, 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 #6A2E37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A2E37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #6A2E37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a2e37; }
.text { color: #6a2e37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a2e37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 46 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a2e37, #6a432e); }

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Questions

What color is #6A2E37?: #6A2E37 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 #6A2E37?: The RGB value is 106, 46, 55: 106 red, 46 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A2E37?: The complementary color is #2E6A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A2E37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.