What color is #6B3E47?

#6B3E47 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 #6B3E47?

The RGB value is 107, 62, 71: 107 red, 62 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B3E47?

The complementary color is #3E6B62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B3E47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B3E47 color

#6B3E47 rgb(107, 62, 71)

Shades of red

The hex color #6B3E47 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 24.3% green and 27.8% blue (107, 62, 71).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 27% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 34% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#6B3E47 color codes

HEX	`#6B3E47`
RGB	`rgb(107, 62, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 24.3%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 27%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 42%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 34%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.87, 20.93, 3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.87, 21.14, 8.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.924, 7.027, 6.846)`
Decimal	`7028295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B3E47, 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 #6B3E47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B3E47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #6B3E47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b3e47; }
.text { color: #6b3e47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b3e47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 62 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b3e47, #6b4b3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6B3E47?: #6B3E47 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 #6B3E47?: The RGB value is 107, 62, 71: 107 red, 62 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B3E47?: The complementary color is #3E6B62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B3E47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.