What color is #6A4B4F?

#6A4B4F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A4B4F?

The RGB value is 106, 75, 79: 106 red, 75 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A4B4F?

The complementary color is #4B6A66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A4B4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A4B4F color

#6A4B4F rgb(106, 75, 79)

Shades of red

The hex color #6A4B4F is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 29.4% green and 31% blue (106, 75, 79).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 17% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 25% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#6A4B4F color codes

HEX	`#6A4B4F`
RGB	`rgb(106, 75, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 29.4%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 17%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 29%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 25%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.32, 13.8, 2.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.32, 14.09, 11.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.871, 8.661, 8.547)`
Decimal	`6966095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A4B4F, 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 #6A4B4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A4B4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #6A4B4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a4b4f; }
.text { color: #6a4b4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a4b4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 75 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a4b4f, #6a574b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6A4B4F?: #6A4B4F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A4B4F?: The RGB value is 106, 75, 79: 106 red, 75 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A4B4F?: The complementary color is #4B6A66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A4B4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.