What color is #6D2830?

#6D2830 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wine. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D2830?

The RGB value is 109, 40, 48: 109 red, 40 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D2830?

The complementary color is #286D65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D2830?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D2830 color

#6D2830 rgb(109, 40, 48)

Shades of red

The hex color #6D2830 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 15.7% green and 18.8% blue (109, 40, 48).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 46% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 56% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Wine (#722F37), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.52:1).

#6D2830 color codes

HEX	`#6D2830`
RGB	`rgb(109, 40, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 15.7%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 46%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 63%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 56%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.69, 31.41, 10.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.69, 33.24, 19.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.6, 4.983, 3.357)`
Decimal	`7153712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D2830, 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 #6D2830	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D2830 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #6D2830 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d2830; }
.text { color: #6d2830; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d2830; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 40 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d2830, #6d4228); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D2830?: #6D2830 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wine. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D2830?: The RGB value is 109, 40, 48: 109 red, 40 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D2830?: The complementary color is #286D65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D2830?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.