What color is #6B4A4F?

#6B4A4F 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 #6B4A4F?

The RGB value is 107, 74, 79: 107 red, 74 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B4A4F?

The complementary color is #4A6B66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B4A4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B4A4F color

#6B4A4F rgb(107, 74, 79)

Shades of red

The hex color #6B4A4F is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 29% green and 31% blue (107, 74, 79).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 18% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 26% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#6B4A4F color codes

HEX	`#6B4A4F`
RGB	`rgb(107, 74, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 29%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 18%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 31%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 26%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.18, 14.84, 2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.18, 15.08, 10.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.924, 8.588, 8.531)`
Decimal	`7031375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B4A4F, 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 #6B4A4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B4A4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #6B4A4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b4a4f; }
.text { color: #6b4a4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b4a4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 74 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b4a4f, #6b564a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6B4A4F?: #6B4A4F 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 #6B4A4F?: The RGB value is 107, 74, 79: 107 red, 74 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B4A4F?: The complementary color is #4A6B66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B4A4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.