What color is #6D1938?

#6D1938 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Her Fierceness. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D1938?

The RGB value is 109, 25, 56: 109 red, 25 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D1938?

The complementary color is #196D4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D1938?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D1938 color

#6D1938 rgb(109, 25, 56)

Shades of red

The hex color #6D1938 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 9.8% green and 22% blue (109, 25, 56).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 63% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 77% magenta, 49% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Her Fierceness (#6F123C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.37:1).

#6D1938 color codes

HEX	`#6D1938`
RGB	`rgb(109, 25, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 9.8%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 63%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 77%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 77%, 49%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.43, 38.95, 2.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.43, 39.01, 3.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.369, 4.233, 4.17)`
Decimal	`7149880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D1938, 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 #6D1938	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D1938 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #6D1938 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d1938; }
.text { color: #6d1938; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d1938; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 25 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d1938, #6d2419); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #6D1938?: #6D1938 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Her Fierceness. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D1938?: The RGB value is 109, 25, 56: 109 red, 25 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D1938?: The complementary color is #196D4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D1938?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.