What color is #6B3645?

#6B3645 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Köfte Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B3645?

The RGB value is 107, 54, 69: 107 red, 54 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B3645?

The complementary color is #366B5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B3645?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B3645 color

#6B3645 rgb(107, 54, 69)

Shades of red

The hex color #6B3645 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 21.2% green and 27.1% blue (107, 54, 69).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 33% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 36% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Köfte Brown (#773644), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.38:1).

#6B3645 color codes

HEX	`#6B3645`
RGB	`rgb(107, 54, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 21.2%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 33%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 50%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 36%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.9, 25.38, 1.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.9, 25.42, 3.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.457, 6.195, 6.379)`
Decimal	`7026245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B3645, 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 #6B3645	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B3645 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #6B3645 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b3645; }
.text { color: #6b3645; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b3645; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 54 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b3645, #6b4236); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #6B3645?: #6B3645 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Köfte Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B3645?: The RGB value is 107, 54, 69: 107 red, 54 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B3645?: The complementary color is #366B5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B3645?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.