What color is #6B251E?

#6B251E is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Bloodlust. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B251E?

The RGB value is 107, 37, 30: 107 red, 37 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B251E?

The complementary color is #1E646B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B251E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B251E color

#6B251E rgb(107, 37, 30)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6B251E is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 14.5% green and 11.8% blue (107, 37, 30).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 56% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 72% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Bloodlust (#6B1C1A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#6B251E color codes

HEX	`#6B251E`
RGB	`rgb(107, 37, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 14.5%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 56%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 72%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 72%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.39, 30.77, 21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.39, 37.25, 34.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.96, 4.544, 1.739)`
Decimal	`7021854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B251E, 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 #6B251E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B251E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #6B251E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b251e; }
.text { color: #6b251e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b251e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 37 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b251e, #6b4b1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Umber.

Questions

What color is #6B251E?: #6B251E is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Bloodlust. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B251E?: The RGB value is 107, 37, 30: 107 red, 37 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B251E?: The complementary color is #1E646B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B251E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.