What color is #6A3F39?

#6A3F39 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wine Cellar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A3F39?

The RGB value is 106, 63, 57: 106 red, 63 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A3F39?

The complementary color is #39646A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A3F39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A3F39 color

#6A3F39 rgb(106, 63, 57)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6A3F39 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 24.7% green and 22.4% blue (106, 63, 57).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 30% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 46% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wine Cellar (#70403D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.81:1).

#6A3F39 color codes

HEX	`#6A3F39`
RGB	`rgb(106, 63, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 24.7%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 30%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 46%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 46%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.61, 18.02, 11.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.61, 21.45, 32.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.46, 6.915, 4.759)`
Decimal	`6963001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A3F39, 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 #6A3F39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A3F39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #6A3F39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a3f39; }
.text { color: #6a3f39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a3f39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 63 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a3f39, #6a5739); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #6A3F39?: #6A3F39 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wine Cellar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A3F39?: The RGB value is 106, 63, 57: 106 red, 63 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A3F39?: The complementary color is #39646A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A3F39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.