What color is #6C2F44?

#6C2F44 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 #6C2F44?

The RGB value is 108, 47, 68: 108 red, 47 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C2F44?

The complementary color is #2F6C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C2F44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C2F44 color

#6C2F44 rgb(108, 47, 68)

Shades of red

The hex color #6C2F44 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 18.4% green and 26.7% blue (108, 47, 68).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 39% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 37% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Siren (#69293B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.87:1).

#6C2F44 color codes

HEX	`#6C2F44`
RGB	`rgb(108, 47, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 18.4%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 39%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 56%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 37%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.48, 29.59, 0.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.48, 29.59, 0.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.245, 5.639, 6.122)`
Decimal	`7089988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C2F44, 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 #6C2F44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C2F44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #6C2F44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c2f44; }
.text { color: #6c2f44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c2f44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 47 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c2f44, #6c392f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #6C2F44?: #6C2F44 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 #6C2F44?: The RGB value is 108, 47, 68: 108 red, 47 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C2F44?: The complementary color is #2F6C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C2F44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.