What color is #6D3B4A?

#6D3B4A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Köfte Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D3B4A?

The RGB value is 109, 59, 74: 109 red, 59 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D3B4A?

The complementary color is #3B6D5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D3B4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D3B4A color

#6D3B4A rgb(109, 59, 74)

Shades of red

The hex color #6D3B4A is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 23.1% green and 29% blue (109, 59, 74).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 30% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 32% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Köfte Brown (#773644), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#6D3B4A color codes

HEX	`#6D3B4A`
RGB	`rgb(109, 59, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 23.1%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 30%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 46%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 32%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.52, 23.97, 0.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.52, 23.98, 1.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.107, 6.874, 7.324)`
Decimal	`7158602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D3B4A, 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 #6D3B4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D3B4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #6D3B4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d3b4a; }
.text { color: #6d3b4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d3b4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 59 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d3b4a, #6d453b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6D3B4A?: #6D3B4A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Köfte Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D3B4A?: The RGB value is 109, 59, 74: 109 red, 59 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D3B4A?: The complementary color is #3B6D5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D3B4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.