What color is #6A393C?

#6A393C is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A393C?

The RGB value is 106, 57, 60: 106 red, 57 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A393C?

The complementary color is #396A67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A393C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A393C color

#6A393C rgb(106, 57, 60)

Shades of red

The hex color #6A393C is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 22.4% green and 23.5% blue (106, 57, 60).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 30% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 43% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Hot Chocolate (#683939), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.28:1).

#6A393C color codes

HEX	`#6A393C`
RGB	`rgb(106, 57, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 22.4%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 30%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 46%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 43%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.2, 22, 7.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.2, 23.33, 19.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.223, 6.317, 5.06)`
Decimal	`6961468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A393C, 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 #6A393C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A393C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #6A393C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a393c; }
.text { color: #6a393c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a393c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 57 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a393c, #6a4f39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #6A393C?: #6A393C is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A393C?: The RGB value is 106, 57, 60: 106 red, 57 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A393C?: The complementary color is #396A67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A393C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.