What color is #6B382E?

#6B382E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hairy Heath. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B382E?

The RGB value is 107, 56, 46: 107 red, 56 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B382E?

The complementary color is #2E616B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B382E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B382E color

#6B382E rgb(107, 56, 46)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6B382E is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 22% green and 18% blue (107, 56, 46).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 40% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 57% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Hairy Heath (#633528), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.42:1).

#6B382E color codes

HEX	`#6B382E`
RGB	`rgb(107, 56, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 22%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 40%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 57%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 57%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.79, 21.48, 16.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.79, 26.94, 37.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.971, 6.152, 3.352)`
Decimal	`7026734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B382E, 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 #6B382E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B382E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #6B382E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b382e; }
.text { color: #6b382e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b382e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 56 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b382e, #6b572e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #6B382E?: #6B382E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hairy Heath. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B382E?: The RGB value is 107, 56, 46: 107 red, 56 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B382E?: The complementary color is #2E616B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B382E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.