What color is #6C183A?

#6C183A is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Her Fierceness. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C183A?

The RGB value is 108, 24, 58: 108 red, 24 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C183A?

The complementary color is #186C4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C183A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C183A color

#6C183A rgb(108, 24, 58)

Shades of red

The hex color #6C183A is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 9.4% green and 22.7% blue (108, 24, 58).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 64% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 78% magenta, 46% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Her Fierceness (#6F123C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.48:1).

#6C183A color codes

HEX	`#6C183A`
RGB	`rgb(108, 24, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 9.4%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 64%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 78%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 78%, 46%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.15, 39.22, 0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.15, 39.22, 0.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.275, 4.148, 4.42)`
Decimal	`7084090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C183A, 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 #6C183A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C183A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #6C183A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c183a; }
.text { color: #6c183a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c183a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 24 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c183a, #6c2018); }

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Questions

What color is #6C183A?: #6C183A is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Her Fierceness. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C183A?: The RGB value is 108, 24, 58: 108 red, 24 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C183A?: The complementary color is #186C4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C183A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.