What color is #6B313B?

#6B313B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wine. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B313B?

The RGB value is 107, 49, 59: 107 red, 49 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B313B?

The complementary color is #316B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B313B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B313B color

#6B313B rgb(107, 49, 59)

Shades of red

The hex color #6B313B is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 19.2% green and 23.1% blue (107, 49, 59).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 37% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 45% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wine (#722F37), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.87:1).

#6B313B color codes

HEX	`#6B313B`
RGB	`rgb(107, 49, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 19.2%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 37%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 54%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 45%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.48, 26.94, 6.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.48, 27.61, 12.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.952, 5.639, 4.806)`
Decimal	`7024955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B313B, 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 #6B313B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B313B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #6B313B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b313b; }
.text { color: #6b313b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b313b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 49 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b313b, #6b4431); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6B313B?: #6B313B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wine. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B313B?: The RGB value is 107, 49, 59: 107 red, 49 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B313B?: The complementary color is #316B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B313B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.