What color is #6C1F33?

#6C1F33 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Merlot Fields. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C1F33?

The RGB value is 108, 31, 51: 108 red, 31 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C1F33?

The complementary color is #1F6C58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C1F33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C1F33 color

#6C1F33 rgb(108, 31, 51)

Shades of red

The hex color #6C1F33 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 12.2% green and 20% blue (108, 31, 51).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 55% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 53% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Merlot Fields (#712735), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.16:1).

#6C1F33 color codes

HEX	`#6C1F33`
RGB	`rgb(108, 31, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 12.2%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 55%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 71%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 53%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.98, 35.64, 6.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.98, 36.22, 10.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.272, 4.408, 3.599)`
Decimal	`7085875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C1F33, 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 #6C1F33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C1F33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #6C1F33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c1f33; }
.text { color: #6c1f33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c1f33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 31 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c1f33, #6c311f); }

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Questions

What color is #6C1F33?: #6C1F33 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Merlot Fields. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C1F33?: The RGB value is 108, 31, 51: 108 red, 31 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C1F33?: The complementary color is #1F6C58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C1F33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.