What color is #6A3333?

#6A3333 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Arcane Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A3333?

The RGB value is 106, 51, 51: 106 red, 51 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A3333?

The complementary color is #336A6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A3333?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A3333 color

#6A3333 rgb(106, 51, 51)

Shades of red

The hex color #6A3333 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 20% green and 20% blue (106, 51, 51).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 35% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 52% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Arcane Red (#6A2F2F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#6A3333 color codes

HEX	`#6A3333`
RGB	`rgb(106, 51, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 20%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 35%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 52%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 52%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.57, 24.48, 11.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.57, 27, 24.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.726, 5.672, 3.819)`
Decimal	`6959923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A3333, 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 #6A3333	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A3333 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	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 #6A3333 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a3333; }
.text { color: #6a3333; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a3333; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 51 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a3333, #6a4f33); }

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Questions

What color is #6A3333?: #6A3333 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Arcane Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A3333?: The RGB value is 106, 51, 51: 106 red, 51 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A3333?: The complementary color is #336A6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A3333?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.