What color is #6A4747?

#6A4747 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A4747?

The RGB value is 106, 71, 71: 106 red, 71 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A4747?

The complementary color is #476A6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A4747?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A4747 color

#6A4747 rgb(106, 71, 71)

Shades of red

The hex color #6A4747 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 27.8% green and 27.8% blue (106, 71, 71).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 20% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 33% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wild Thing (#654243), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#6A4747 color codes

HEX	`#6A4747`
RGB	`rgb(106, 71, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 27.8%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 20%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 33%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 33%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.04, 15.01, 6.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.04, 16.2, 22.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.335, 8.026, 7.018)`
Decimal	`6965063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A4747, 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 #6A4747	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A4747 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #6A4747 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a4747; }
.text { color: #6a4747; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a4747; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 71 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a4747, #6a5947); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6A4747?: #6A4747 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A4747?: The RGB value is 106, 71, 71: 106 red, 71 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A4747?: The complementary color is #476A6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A4747?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.