What color is #6A4143?

#6A4143 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A4143?

The RGB value is 106, 65, 67: 106 red, 65 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A4143?

The complementary color is #416A68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A4143?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A4143 color

#6A4143 rgb(106, 65, 67)

Shades of red

The hex color #6A4143 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 25.5% green and 26.3% blue (106, 65, 67).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 24% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 37% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

#6A4143 color codes

HEX	`#6A4143`
RGB	`rgb(106, 65, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 25.5%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 24%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 39%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 37%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.37, 18.11, 6.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.37, 19.17, 19.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.848, 7.251, 6.243)`
Decimal	`6963523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A4143, 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 #6A4143	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A4143 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #6A4143 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a4143; }
.text { color: #6a4143; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a4143; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 65 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a4143, #6a5341); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #6A4143?: #6A4143 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A4143?: The RGB value is 106, 65, 67: 106 red, 65 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A4143?: The complementary color is #416A68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A4143?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.