What color is #6B353A?

#6B353A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Cuba Libre. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B353A?

The RGB value is 107, 53, 58: 107 red, 53 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B353A?

The complementary color is #356B66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B353A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B353A color

#6B353A rgb(107, 53, 58)

Shades of red

The hex color #6B353A is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 20.8% green and 22.7% blue (107, 53, 58).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 34% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 46% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Cuba Libre (#73383C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.57:1).

#6B353A color codes

HEX	`#6B353A`
RGB	`rgb(107, 53, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 20.8%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 34%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 50%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 46%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.36, 24.53, 7.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.36, 25.77, 17.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.101, 5.978, 4.729)`
Decimal	`7025978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B353A, 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 #6B353A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B353A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #6B353A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b353a; }
.text { color: #6b353a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b353a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 53 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b353a, #6b4b35); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6B353A?: #6B353A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Cuba Libre. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B353A?: The RGB value is 107, 53, 58: 107 red, 53 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B353A?: The complementary color is #356B66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B353A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.