What color is #6B4A49?

#6B4A49 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 #6B4A49?

The RGB value is 107, 74, 73: 107 red, 74 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B4A49?

The complementary color is #496A6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B4A49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B4A49 color

#6B4A49 rgb(107, 74, 73)

Shades of red

The hex color #6B4A49 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 29% green and 28.6% blue (107, 74, 73).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 19% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 32% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wild Thing (#654243), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#6B4A49 color codes

HEX	`#6B4A49`
RGB	`rgb(107, 74, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 29%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 19%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 32%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 32%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.01, 13.89, 6.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.01, 15.22, 24.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.715, 8.505, 7.432)`
Decimal	`7031369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B4A49, 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 #6B4A49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B4A49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #6B4A49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b4a49; }
.text { color: #6b4a49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b4a49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 74 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b4a49, #6b5b49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #6B4A49?: #6B4A49 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 #6B4A49?: The RGB value is 107, 74, 73: 107 red, 74 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B4A49?: The complementary color is #496A6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B4A49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.