What color is #6B4546?

#6B4546 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B4546?

The RGB value is 107, 69, 70: 107 red, 69 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B4546?

The complementary color is #456B6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B4546?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B4546 color

#6B4546 rgb(107, 69, 70)

Shades of red

The hex color #6B4546 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 27.1% green and 27.5% blue (107, 69, 70).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 22% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 35% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wild Thing (#654243), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#6B4546 color codes

HEX	`#6B4546`
RGB	`rgb(107, 69, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 27.1%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 22%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 36%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 35%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.62, 16.52, 6.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.62, 17.62, 20.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.297, 7.825, 6.814)`
Decimal	`7030086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B4546, 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 #6B4546	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B4546 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #6B4546 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b4546; }
.text { color: #6b4546; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b4546; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 69 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b4546, #6b5745); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6B4546?: #6B4546 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B4546?: The RGB value is 107, 69, 70: 107 red, 69 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B4546?: The complementary color is #456B6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B4546?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.