What color is #6D3935?

#6D3935 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Single Origin. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D3935?

The RGB value is 109, 57, 53: 109 red, 57 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D3935?

The complementary color is #35696D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D3935?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D3935 color

#6D3935 rgb(109, 57, 53)

Shades of red

The hex color #6D3935 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 22.4% green and 20.8% blue (109, 57, 53).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 35% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 51% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Single Origin (#713E39), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

#6D3935 color codes

HEX	`#6D3935`
RGB	`rgb(109, 57, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 22.4%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 35%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 51%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 51%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.49, 22.46, 12.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.49, 25.83, 29.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.413, 6.435, 4.167)`
Decimal	`7158069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D3935, 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 #6D3935	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D3935 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #6D3935 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d3935; }
.text { color: #6d3935; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d3935; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 57 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d3935, #6d5535); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #6D3935?: #6D3935 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Single Origin. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D3935?: The RGB value is 109, 57, 53: 109 red, 57 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D3935?: The complementary color is #35696D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D3935?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.