What color is #6B4554?

#6B4554 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 #6B4554?

The RGB value is 107, 69, 84: 107 red, 69 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B4554?

The complementary color is #456B5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B4554?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B4554 color

#6B4554 rgb(107, 69, 84)

Shades of red

The hex color #6B4554 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 27.1% green and 32.9% blue (107, 69, 84).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 22% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 21% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wine Stain (#69444F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#6B4554 color codes

HEX	`#6B4554`
RGB	`rgb(107, 69, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 27.1%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 22%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 36%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 21%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.03, 18.75, -2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.03, 18.87, 353.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.792, 8.023, 9.419)`
Decimal	`7030100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B4554, 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 #6B4554	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B4554 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #6B4554 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b4554; }
.text { color: #6b4554; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b4554; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 69 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b4554, #6b4945); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6B4554?: #6B4554 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 #6B4554?: The RGB value is 107, 69, 84: 107 red, 69 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B4554?: The complementary color is #456B5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B4554?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.