What color is #6B4151?

#6B4151 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B4151?

The RGB value is 107, 65, 81: 107 red, 65 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B4151?

The complementary color is #416B5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B4151?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B4151 color

#6B4151 rgb(107, 65, 81)

Shades of red

The hex color #6B4151 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 25.5% green and 31.8% blue (107, 65, 81).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 24% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 24% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wine Stain (#69444F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

#6B4151 color codes

HEX	`#6B4151`
RGB	`rgb(107, 65, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 25.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 24%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 39%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 24%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.92, 20.68, -1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.92, 20.76, 354.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.439, 7.501, 8.734)`
Decimal	`7029073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B4151, 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 #6B4151	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B4151 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #6B4151 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b4151; }
.text { color: #6b4151; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b4151; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 65 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b4151, #6b4641); }

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Questions

What color is #6B4151?: #6B4151 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B4151?: The RGB value is 107, 65, 81: 107 red, 65 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B4151?: The complementary color is #416B5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B4151?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.