What color is #6E1735?

#6E1735 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Her Fierceness. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E1735?

The RGB value is 110, 23, 53: 110 red, 23 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E1735?

The complementary color is #176E50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E1735?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E1735 color

#6E1735 rgb(110, 23, 53)

Shades of red

The hex color #6E1735 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 9% green and 20.8% blue (110, 23, 53).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 65% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 52% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Her Fierceness (#6F123C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.43:1).

#6E1735 color codes

HEX	`#6E1735`
RGB	`rgb(110, 23, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 9%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 65%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 79%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 79%, 52%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.28, 39.7, 4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.28, 39.92, 5.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.38, 4.186, 3.787)`
Decimal	`7214901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E1735, 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 #6E1735	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E1735 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #6E1735 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e1735; }
.text { color: #6e1735; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e1735; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 23 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e1735, #6e2517); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #6E1735?: #6E1735 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Her Fierceness. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E1735?: The RGB value is 110, 23, 53: 110 red, 23 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E1735?: The complementary color is #176E50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E1735?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.