What color is #6A4956?

#6A4956 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A4956?

The RGB value is 106, 73, 86: 106 red, 73 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A4956?

The complementary color is #496A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A4956?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A4956 color

#6A4956 rgb(106, 73, 86)

Shades of red

The hex color #6A4956 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 28.6% green and 33.7% blue (106, 73, 86).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 18% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 19% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wine Stain (#69444F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#6A4956 color codes

HEX	`#6A4956`
RGB	`rgb(106, 73, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 28.6%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 18%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 31%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 19%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.01, 16.24, -2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.01, 16.36, 352.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.006, 8.502, 9.916)`
Decimal	`6965590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A4956, 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 #6A4956	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A4956 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #6A4956 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a4956; }
.text { color: #6a4956; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a4956; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 73 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a4956, #6a4d49); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A4956?: #6A4956 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A4956?: The RGB value is 106, 73, 86: 106 red, 73 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A4956?: The complementary color is #496A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A4956?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.