What color is #6B1F39?

#6B1F39 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B1F39?

The RGB value is 107, 31, 57: 107 red, 31 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B1F39?

The complementary color is #1F6B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B1F39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B1F39 color

#6B1F39 rgb(107, 31, 57)

Shades of red

The hex color #6B1F39 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 12.2% green and 22.4% blue (107, 31, 57).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 55% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 47% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Siren (#69293B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.17:1).

#6B1F39 color codes

HEX	`#6B1F39`
RGB	`rgb(107, 31, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 12.2%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 55%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 71%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 47%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.96, 35.92, 2.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.96, 35.99, 3.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.292, 4.402, 4.336)`
Decimal	`7020345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B1F39, 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 #6B1F39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B1F39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #6B1F39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b1f39; }
.text { color: #6b1f39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b1f39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 31 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b1f39, #6b2b1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #6B1F39?: #6B1F39 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B1F39?: The RGB value is 107, 31, 57: 107 red, 31 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B1F39?: The complementary color is #1F6B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B1F39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.