What color is #6E171E?

#6E171E is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Heavy Heart. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E171E?

The RGB value is 110, 23, 30: 110 red, 23 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E171E?

The complementary color is #176E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E171E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E171E color

#6E171E rgb(110, 23, 30)

Shades of red

The hex color #6E171E is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 9% green and 11.8% blue (110, 23, 30).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 65% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 73% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Heart (#771122), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.64:1).

#6E171E color codes

HEX	`#6E171E`
RGB	`rgb(110, 23, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 9%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 65%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 79%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 79%, 73%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.75, 37.98, 19.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.75, 42.54, 26.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.972, 4.023, 1.637)`
Decimal	`7214878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E171E, 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 #6E171E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E171E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #6E171E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e171e; }
.text { color: #6e171e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e171e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 23 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e171e, #6e3b17); }

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Questions

What color is #6E171E?: #6E171E is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Heavy Heart. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E171E?: The RGB value is 110, 23, 30: 110 red, 23 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E171E?: The complementary color is #176E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E171E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.