What color is #6D4D50?

#6D4D50 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D4D50?

The RGB value is 109, 77, 80: 109 red, 77 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D4D50?

The complementary color is #4D6D6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D4D50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D4D50 color

#6D4D50 rgb(109, 77, 80)

Shades of red

The hex color #6D4D50 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 30.2% green and 31.4% blue (109, 77, 80).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 17% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 27% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#6D4D50 color codes

HEX	`#6D4D50`
RGB	`rgb(109, 77, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 30.2%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 17%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 29%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 27%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.25, 14, 3.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.25, 14.46, 14.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.409, 9.139, 8.804)`
Decimal	`7163216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D4D50, 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 #6D4D50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D4D50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #6D4D50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d4d50; }
.text { color: #6d4d50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d4d50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 77 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d4d50, #6d5a4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6D4D50?: #6D4D50 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D4D50?: The RGB value is 109, 77, 80: 109 red, 77 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D4D50?: The complementary color is #4D6D6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D4D50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.