What color is #6C444A?

#6C444A 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 #6C444A?

The RGB value is 108, 68, 74: 108 red, 68 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C444A?

The complementary color is #446C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C444A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C444A color

#6C444A rgb(108, 68, 74)

Shades of red

The hex color #6C444A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 26.7% green and 29% blue (108, 68, 74).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 23% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 31% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#6C444A color codes

HEX	`#6C444A`
RGB	`rgb(108, 68, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 26.7%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 23%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 37%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 31%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.6, 18.15, 3.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.6, 18.5, 11.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.488, 7.817, 7.486)`
Decimal	`7095370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C444A, 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 #6C444A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C444A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #6C444A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c444a; }
.text { color: #6c444a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c444a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 68 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c444a, #6c5244); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6C444A?: #6C444A 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 #6C444A?: The RGB value is 108, 68, 74: 108 red, 68 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C444A?: The complementary color is #446C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C444A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.