What color is #6B4350?

#6B4350 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 #6B4350?

The RGB value is 107, 67, 80: 107 red, 67 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B4350?

The complementary color is #436B5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B4350?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B4350 color

#6B4350 rgb(107, 67, 80)

Shades of red

The hex color #6B4350 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 26.3% green and 31.4% blue (107, 67, 80).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 23% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 25% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wine Stain (#69444F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#6B4350 color codes

HEX	`#6B4350`
RGB	`rgb(107, 67, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 26.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 23%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 37%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 25%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.39, 19.29, -0.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.39, 19.3, 358.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.519, 7.72, 8.577)`
Decimal	`7029584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B4350, 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 #6B4350	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B4350 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #6B4350 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b4350; }
.text { color: #6b4350; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b4350; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 67 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b4350, #6b4a43); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6B4350?: #6B4350 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 #6B4350?: The RGB value is 107, 67, 80: 107 red, 67 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B4350?: The complementary color is #436B5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B4350?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.