What color is #6B3D41?

#6B3D41 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B3D41?

The RGB value is 107, 61, 65: 107 red, 61 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B3D41?

The complementary color is #3D6B67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B3D41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B3D41 color

#6B3D41 rgb(107, 61, 65)

Shades of red

The hex color #6B3D41 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 23.9% green and 25.5% blue (107, 61, 65).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 27% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 39% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#6B3D41 color codes

HEX	`#6B3D41`
RGB	`rgb(107, 61, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 23.9%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 27%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 43%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 39%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.45, 20.68, 6.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.45, 21.62, 16.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.687, 6.846, 5.864)`
Decimal	`7028033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B3D41, 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 #6B3D41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B3D41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #6B3D41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b3d41; }
.text { color: #6b3d41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b3d41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 61 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b3d41, #6b503d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #6B3D41?: #6B3D41 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B3D41?: The RGB value is 107, 61, 65: 107 red, 61 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B3D41?: The complementary color is #3D6B67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B3D41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.