What color is #6E0F29?

#6E0F29 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Plum Cheese. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E0F29?

The RGB value is 110, 15, 41: 110 red, 15 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E0F29?

The complementary color is #0F6E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E0F29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E0F29 color

#6E0F29 rgb(110, 15, 41)

Shades of red

The hex color #6E0F29 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 5.9% green and 16.1% blue (110, 15, 41).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 76% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 86% magenta, 63% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Plum Cheese (#670728), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.91:1).

#6E0F29 color codes

HEX	`#6E0F29`
RGB	`rgb(110, 15, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 5.9%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 76%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 86%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 86%, 63%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.06, 41.24, 10.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.06, 42.63, 14.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.002, 3.818, 2.466)`
Decimal	`7212841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E0F29, 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 #6E0F29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E0F29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #6E0F29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e0f29; }
.text { color: #6e0f29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e0f29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 15 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e0f29, #6e240f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

Questions

What color is #6E0F29?: #6E0F29 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Plum Cheese. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E0F29?: The RGB value is 110, 15, 41: 110 red, 15 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E0F29?: The complementary color is #0F6E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E0F29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.