What color is #6B464A?

#6B464A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B464A?

The RGB value is 107, 70, 74: 107 red, 70 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B464A?

The complementary color is #466B67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B464A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B464A color

#6B464A rgb(107, 70, 74)

Shades of red

The hex color #6B464A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 27.5% green and 29% blue (107, 70, 74).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 21% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 31% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#6B464A color codes

HEX	`#6B464A`
RGB	`rgb(107, 70, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 27.5%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 21%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 35%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 31%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.99, 16.5, 4.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.99, 17.01, 14.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.49, 8.001, 7.522)`
Decimal	`7030346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B464A, 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 #6B464A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B464A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	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 #6B464A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b464a; }
.text { color: #6b464a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b464a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 70 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b464a, #6b5446); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6B464A?: #6B464A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B464A?: The RGB value is 107, 70, 74: 107 red, 70 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B464A?: The complementary color is #466B67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B464A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.