What color is #6B4E50?

#6B4E50 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B4E50?

The RGB value is 107, 78, 80: 107 red, 78 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B4E50?

The complementary color is #4E6B69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B4E50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B4E50 color

#6B4E50 rgb(107, 78, 80)

Shades of red

The hex color #6B4E50 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 30.6% green and 31.4% blue (107, 78, 80).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 16% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 25% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#6B4E50 color codes

HEX	`#6B4E50`
RGB	`rgb(107, 78, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 30.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 16%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 27%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 25%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.28, 12.54, 3.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.28, 13.05, 16.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.236, 9.154, 8.816)`
Decimal	`7032400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B4E50, 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 #6B4E50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B4E50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #6B4E50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b4e50; }
.text { color: #6b4e50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b4e50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 78 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b4e50, #6b5b4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6B4E50?: #6B4E50 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B4E50?: The RGB value is 107, 78, 80: 107 red, 78 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B4E50?: The complementary color is #4E6B69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B4E50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.