What color is #6D3236?

#6D3236 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 #6D3236?

The RGB value is 109, 50, 54: 109 red, 50 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D3236?

The complementary color is #326D69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D3236?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D3236 color

#6D3236 rgb(109, 50, 54)

Shades of red

The hex color #6D3236 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 19.6% green and 21.2% blue (109, 50, 54).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 37% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 50% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Wine (#722F37), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#6D3236 color codes

HEX	`#6D3236`
RGB	`rgb(109, 50, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 19.6%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 37%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 54%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 50%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.9, 26.62, 9.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.9, 28.41, 20.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.114, 5.8, 4.181)`
Decimal	`7156278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D3236, 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 #6D3236	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D3236 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #6D3236 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d3236; }
.text { color: #6d3236; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d3236; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 50 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d3236, #6d4c32); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D3236?: #6D3236 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 #6D3236?: The RGB value is 109, 50, 54: 109 red, 50 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D3236?: The complementary color is #326D69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D3236?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.