What color is #6C3A4A?

#6C3A4A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Köfte Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C3A4A?

The RGB value is 108, 58, 74: 108 red, 58 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C3A4A?

The complementary color is #3A6C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C3A4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C3A4A color

#6C3A4A rgb(108, 58, 74)

Shades of red

The hex color #6C3A4A is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 22.7% green and 29% blue (108, 58, 74).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 30% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 31% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Köfte Brown (#773644), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#6C3A4A color codes

HEX	`#6C3A4A`
RGB	`rgb(108, 58, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 22.7%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 30%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 46%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 31%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.14, 24.16, 0.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.14, 24.16, 0.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.934, 6.709, 7.302)`
Decimal	`7092810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C3A4A, 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 #6C3A4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C3A4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #6C3A4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c3a4a; }
.text { color: #6c3a4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c3a4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 58 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c3a4a, #6c433a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6C3A4A?: #6C3A4A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Köfte Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C3A4A?: The RGB value is 108, 58, 74: 108 red, 58 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C3A4A?: The complementary color is #3A6C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C3A4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.