What color is #6A494A?

#6A494A 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 #6A494A?

The RGB value is 106, 73, 74: 106 red, 73 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A494A?

The complementary color is #496A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A494A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A494A color

#6A494A rgb(106, 73, 74)

Shades of red

The hex color #6A494A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 28.6% green and 29% blue (106, 73, 74).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 18% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 30% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wild Thing (#654243), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#6A494A color codes

HEX	`#6A494A`
RGB	`rgb(106, 73, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 28.6%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 18%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 31%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 30%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.65, 14.23, 5.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.65, 15.1, 19.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.563, 8.324, 7.58)`
Decimal	`6965578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A494A, 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 #6A494A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A494A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #6A494A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a494a; }
.text { color: #6a494a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a494a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 73 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a494a, #6a5949); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6A494A?: #6A494A 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 #6A494A?: The RGB value is 106, 73, 74: 106 red, 73 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A494A?: The complementary color is #496A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A494A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.