What color is #6D3646?

#6D3646 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Satin Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D3646?

The RGB value is 109, 54, 70: 109 red, 54 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D3646?

The complementary color is #366D5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D3646?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D3646 color

#6D3646 rgb(109, 54, 70)

Shades of red

The hex color #6D3646 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 21.2% green and 27.5% blue (109, 54, 70).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 34% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 36% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Satin Chocolate (#773344), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#6D3646 color codes

HEX	`#6D3646`
RGB	`rgb(109, 54, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 21.2%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 34%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 50%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 36%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.24, 26.31, 1.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.24, 26.35, 2.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.732, 6.333, 6.556)`
Decimal	`7157318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D3646, 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 #6D3646	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D3646 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #6D3646 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d3646; }
.text { color: #6d3646; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d3646; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 54 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d3646, #6d4236); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #6D3646?: #6D3646 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Satin Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D3646?: The RGB value is 109, 54, 70: 109 red, 54 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D3646?: The complementary color is #366D5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D3646?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.