What color is #6C2743?

#6C2743 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C2743?

The RGB value is 108, 39, 67: 108 red, 39 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C2743?

The complementary color is #276C50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C2743?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C2743 color

#6C2743 rgb(108, 39, 67)

Shades of red

The hex color #6C2743 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 15.3% green and 26.3% blue (108, 39, 67).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 47% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 38% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Siren (#69293B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.45:1).

#6C2743 color codes

HEX	`#6C2743`
RGB	`rgb(108, 39, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 15.3%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 47%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 64%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 38%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.86, 33.67, -1.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.86, 33.7, 357.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.923, 5.045, 5.866)`
Decimal	`7087939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C2743, 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 #6C2743	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C2743 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #6C2743 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c2743; }
.text { color: #6c2743; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c2743; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 39 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c2743, #6c2e27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #6C2743?: #6C2743 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C2743?: The RGB value is 108, 39, 67: 108 red, 39 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C2743?: The complementary color is #276C50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C2743?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.