What color is #6D484F?

#6D484F 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 #6D484F?

The RGB value is 109, 72, 79: 109 red, 72 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D484F?

The complementary color is #486D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D484F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D484F color

#6D484F rgb(109, 72, 79)

Shades of red

The hex color #6D484F is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 28.2% green and 31% blue (109, 72, 79).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 20% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 28% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Wine Stain (#69444F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#6D484F color codes

HEX	`#6D484F`
RGB	`rgb(109, 72, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 28.2%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 20%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 34%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 28%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.91, 16.9, 2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.91, 17.06, 7.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.036, 8.451, 8.498)`
Decimal	`7161935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D484F, 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 #6D484F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D484F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #6D484F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d484f; }
.text { color: #6d484f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d484f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 72 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d484f, #6d5448); }

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Questions

What color is #6D484F?: #6D484F 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 #6D484F?: The RGB value is 109, 72, 79: 109 red, 72 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D484F?: The complementary color is #486D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D484F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.