What color is #6D3F42?

#6D3F42 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 #6D3F42?

The RGB value is 109, 63, 66: 109 red, 63 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D3F42?

The complementary color is #3F6D6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D3F42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D3F42 color

#6D3F42 rgb(109, 63, 66)

Shades of red

The hex color #6D3F42 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 24.7% green and 25.9% blue (109, 63, 66).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 27% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 39% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#6D3F42 color codes

HEX	`#6D3F42`
RGB	`rgb(109, 63, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 24.7%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 27%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 42%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 39%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.26, 20.46, 6.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.26, 21.56, 18.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.068, 7.2, 6.065)`
Decimal	`7159618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D3F42, 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 #6D3F42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D3F42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #6D3F42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d3f42; }
.text { color: #6d3f42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d3f42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 63 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d3f42, #6d533f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #6D3F42?: #6D3F42 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 #6D3F42?: The RGB value is 109, 63, 66: 109 red, 63 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D3F42?: The complementary color is #3F6D6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D3F42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.