What color is #6A4F51?

#6A4F51 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A4F51?

The RGB value is 106, 79, 81: 106 red, 79 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A4F51?

The complementary color is #4F6A68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A4F51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A4F51 color

#6A4F51 rgb(106, 79, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A4F51 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 31% green and 31.8% blue (106, 79, 81).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 15% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 24% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#6A4F51 color codes

HEX	`#6A4F51`
RGB	`rgb(106, 79, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 31%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 15%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 25%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 24%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.46, 11.67, 3.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.46, 12.11, 15.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.225, 9.251, 9.03)`
Decimal	`6967121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A4F51, 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 #6A4F51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A4F51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #6A4F51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a4f51; }
.text { color: #6a4f51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a4f51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 79 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a4f51, #6a5b4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6A4F51?: #6A4F51 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A4F51?: The RGB value is 106, 79, 81: 106 red, 79 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A4F51?: The complementary color is #4F6A68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A4F51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.