What color is #6D3A41?

#6D3A41 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D3A41?

The RGB value is 109, 58, 65: 109 red, 58 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D3A41?

The complementary color is #3A6D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D3A41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D3A41 color

#6D3A41 rgb(109, 58, 65)

Shades of red

The hex color #6D3A41 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 22.7% green and 25.5% blue (109, 58, 65).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 31% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 40% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#6D3A41 color codes

HEX	`#6D3A41`
RGB	`rgb(109, 58, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 22.7%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 31%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 47%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 40%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.02, 23.31, 5.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.02, 24, 13.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.774, 6.66, 5.823)`
Decimal	`7158337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D3A41, 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 #6D3A41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D3A41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #6D3A41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d3a41; }
.text { color: #6d3a41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d3a41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 58 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d3a41, #6d4c3a); }

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Questions

What color is #6D3A41?: #6D3A41 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D3A41?: The RGB value is 109, 58, 65: 109 red, 58 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D3A41?: The complementary color is #3A6D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D3A41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.