What color is #6D4A55?

#6D4A55 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D4A55?

The RGB value is 109, 74, 85: 109 red, 74 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D4A55?

The complementary color is #4A6D62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D4A55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D4A55 color

#6D4A55 rgb(109, 74, 85)

Shades of red

The hex color #6D4A55 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 29% green and 33.3% blue (109, 74, 85).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 19% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 22% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Wine Stain (#69444F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#6D4A55 color codes

HEX	`#6D4A55`
RGB	`rgb(109, 74, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 29%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 19%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 32%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 22%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.61, 16.67, -0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.61, 16.68, 358.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.395, 8.805, 9.745)`
Decimal	`7162453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D4A55, 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 #6D4A55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D4A55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #6D4A55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d4a55; }
.text { color: #6d4a55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d4a55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 74 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d4a55, #6d514a); }

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Questions

What color is #6D4A55?: #6D4A55 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D4A55?: The RGB value is 109, 74, 85: 109 red, 74 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D4A55?: The complementary color is #4A6D62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D4A55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.