What color is #6D2E40?

#6D2E40 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D2E40?

The RGB value is 109, 46, 64: 109 red, 46 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D2E40?

The complementary color is #2E6D5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D2E40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D2E40 color

#6D2E40 rgb(109, 46, 64)

Shades of red

The hex color #6D2E40 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 18% green and 25.1% blue (109, 46, 64).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 41% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 41% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Siren (#69293B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#6D2E40 color codes

HEX	`#6D2E40`
RGB	`rgb(109, 46, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 18%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 41%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 58%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 41%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.32, 30, 2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.32, 30.1, 4.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.21, 5.576, 5.493)`
Decimal	`7155264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D2E40, 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 #6D2E40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D2E40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #6D2E40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d2e40; }
.text { color: #6d2e40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d2e40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 46 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d2e40, #6d3b2e); }

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Questions

What color is #6D2E40?: #6D2E40 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D2E40?: The RGB value is 109, 46, 64: 109 red, 46 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D2E40?: The complementary color is #2E6D5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D2E40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.