What color is #6C4D51?

#6C4D51 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C4D51?

The RGB value is 108, 77, 81: 108 red, 77 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C4D51?

The complementary color is #4D6C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C4D51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C4D51 color

#6C4D51 rgb(108, 77, 81)

Shades of red

The hex color #6C4D51 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 30.2% green and 31.8% blue (108, 77, 81).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 17% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 25% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#6C4D51 color codes

HEX	`#6C4D51`
RGB	`rgb(108, 77, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 30.2%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 17%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 29%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 25%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.16, 13.74, 2.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.16, 14.03, 11.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.324, 9.091, 8.994)`
Decimal	`7097681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C4D51, 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 #6C4D51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C4D51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #6C4D51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c4d51; }
.text { color: #6c4d51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c4d51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 77 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c4d51, #6c594d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6C4D51?: #6C4D51 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C4D51?: The RGB value is 108, 77, 81: 108 red, 77 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C4D51?: The complementary color is #4D6C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C4D51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.