What color is #6D3C40?

#6D3C40 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 #6D3C40?

The RGB value is 109, 60, 64: 109 red, 60 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D3C40?

The complementary color is #3C6D69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D3C40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D3C40 color

#6D3C40 rgb(109, 60, 64)

Shades of red

The hex color #6D3C40 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 23.5% green and 25.1% blue (109, 60, 64).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 29% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 41% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#6D3C40 color codes

HEX	`#6D3C40`
RGB	`rgb(109, 60, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 23.5%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 29%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 45%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 41%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.47, 21.99, 7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.47, 23.08, 17.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.848, 6.854, 5.706)`
Decimal	`7158848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D3C40, 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 #6D3C40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D3C40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	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 #6D3C40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d3c40; }
.text { color: #6d3c40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d3c40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 60 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d3c40, #6d503c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #6D3C40?: #6D3C40 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 #6D3C40?: The RGB value is 109, 60, 64: 109 red, 60 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D3C40?: The complementary color is #3C6D69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D3C40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.