What color is #6C4249?

#6C4249 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C4249?

The RGB value is 108, 66, 73: 108 red, 66 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C4249?

The complementary color is #426C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C4249?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C4249 color

#6C4249 rgb(108, 66, 73)

Shades of red

The hex color #6C4249 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 25.9% green and 28.6% blue (108, 66, 73).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 24% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 32% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

#6C4249 color codes

HEX	`#6C4249`
RGB	`rgb(108, 66, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 25.9%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 24%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 39%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 32%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.06, 19.22, 3.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.06, 19.52, 10.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.335, 7.566, 7.271)`
Decimal	`7094857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C4249, 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 #6C4249	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C4249 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #6C4249 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c4249; }
.text { color: #6c4249; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c4249; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 66 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c4249, #6c5042); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6C4249?: #6C4249 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C4249?: The RGB value is 108, 66, 73: 108 red, 66 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C4249?: The complementary color is #426C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C4249?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.