What color is #6A353B?

#6A353B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Cuba Libre. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A353B?

The RGB value is 106, 53, 59: 106 red, 53 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A353B?

The complementary color is #356A64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A353B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A353B color

#6A353B rgb(106, 53, 59)

Shades of red

The hex color #6A353B is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 20.8% green and 23.1% blue (106, 53, 59).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 33% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 44% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Cuba Libre (#73383C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#6A353B color codes

HEX	`#6A353B`
RGB	`rgb(106, 53, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 20.8%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 33%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 50%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 44%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.23, 24.24, 7.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.23, 25.24, 16.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.007, 5.927, 4.859)`
Decimal	`6960443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A353B, 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 #6A353B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A353B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #6A353B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a353b; }
.text { color: #6a353b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a353b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 53 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a353b, #6a4a35); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A353B?: #6A353B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Cuba Libre. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A353B?: The RGB value is 106, 53, 59: 106 red, 53 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A353B?: The complementary color is #356A64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A353B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.