What color is #6D444C?

#6D444C is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D444C?

The RGB value is 109, 68, 76: 109 red, 68 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D444C?

The complementary color is #446D65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D444C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D444C color

#6D444C rgb(109, 68, 76)

Shades of red

The hex color #6D444C is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 26.7% green and 29.8% blue (109, 68, 76).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 23% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 30% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Wine Stain (#69444F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#6D444C color codes

HEX	`#6D444C`
RGB	`rgb(109, 68, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 26.7%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 23%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 38%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 30%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.79, 18.87, 2.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.79, 19.05, 7.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.679, 7.908, 7.853)`
Decimal	`7160908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D444C, 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 #6D444C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D444C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #6D444C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d444c; }
.text { color: #6d444c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d444c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 68 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d444c, #6d5144); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D444C?: #6D444C is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D444C?: The RGB value is 109, 68, 76: 109 red, 68 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D444C?: The complementary color is #446D65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D444C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.