What color is #6D4A4A?

#6D4A4A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D4A4A?

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

What is the complementary color of #6D4A4A?

The complementary color is #4A6D6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D4A4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D4A4A color

#6D4A4A rgb(109, 74, 74)

Shades of red

The hex color #6D4A4A is a dark, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 19% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 32% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Wild Thing (#654243), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#6D4A4A color codes

HEX	`#6D4A4A`
RGB	`rgb(109, 74, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 29%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 19%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 32%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 32%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.29, 14.9, 6.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.29, 16.07, 21.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.992, 8.644, 7.619)`
Decimal	`7162442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D4A4A, 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 #6D4A4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D4A4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #6D4A4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d4a4a; }
.text { color: #6d4a4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d4a4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 74 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d4a4a, #6d5c4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6D4A4A?: #6D4A4A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D4A4A?: The RGB value is 109, 74, 74: 109 red, 74 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D4A4A?: The complementary color is #4A6D6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D4A4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.