What color is #6A3049?

#6A3049 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Flirt. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A3049?

The RGB value is 106, 48, 73: 106 red, 48 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A3049?

The complementary color is #306A51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A3049?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A3049 color

#6A3049 rgb(106, 48, 73)

Shades of red

The hex color #6A3049 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 18.8% green and 28.6% blue (106, 48, 73).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 38% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 31% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Flirt (#7A2E4D), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#6A3049 color codes

HEX	`#6A3049`
RGB	`rgb(106, 48, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 18.8%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 38%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 55%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 31%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.54, 28.99, -3.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.54, 29.17, 353.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.204, 5.66, 6.962)`
Decimal	`6959177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A3049, 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 #6A3049	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A3049 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #6A3049 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a3049; }
.text { color: #6a3049; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a3049; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 48 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a3049, #6a3430); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6A3049?: #6A3049 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Flirt. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A3049?: The RGB value is 106, 48, 73: 106 red, 48 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A3049?: The complementary color is #306A51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A3049?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.