What color is #6C2A42?

#6C2A42 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 #6C2A42?

The RGB value is 108, 42, 66: 108 red, 42 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C2A42?

The complementary color is #2A6C54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C2A42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C2A42 color

#6C2A42 rgb(108, 42, 66)

Shades of red

The hex color #6C2A42 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 16.5% green and 25.9% blue (108, 42, 66).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 44% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 39% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Siren (#69293B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#6C2A42 color codes

HEX	`#6C2A42`
RGB	`rgb(108, 42, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 16.5%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 44%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 61%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 39%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.4, 32, -0.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.4, 32.01, 359.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.996, 5.238, 5.743)`
Decimal	`7088706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C2A42, 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 #6C2A42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C2A42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #6C2A42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c2a42; }
.text { color: #6c2a42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c2a42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 42 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c2a42, #6c332a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #6C2A42?: #6C2A42 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 #6C2A42?: The RGB value is 108, 42, 66: 108 red, 42 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C2A42?: The complementary color is #2A6C54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C2A42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.