What color is #6E2B37?

#6E2B37 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Merlot Fields. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E2B37?

The RGB value is 110, 43, 55: 110 red, 43 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E2B37?

The complementary color is #2B6E62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E2B37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E2B37 color

#6E2B37 rgb(110, 43, 55)

Shades of red

The hex color #6E2B37 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 16.9% green and 21.6% blue (110, 43, 55).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 44% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 50% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Merlot Fields (#712735), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#6E2B37 color codes

HEX	`#6E2B37`
RGB	`rgb(110, 43, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 16.9%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 44%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 61%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 50%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.63, 30.94, 7.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.63, 31.84, 13.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.984, 5.32, 4.22)`
Decimal	`7220023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E2B37, 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 #6E2B37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E2B37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #6E2B37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e2b37; }
.text { color: #6e2b37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e2b37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 43 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e2b37, #6e412b); }

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Questions

What color is #6E2B37?: #6E2B37 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Merlot Fields. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E2B37?: The RGB value is 110, 43, 55: 110 red, 43 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E2B37?: The complementary color is #2B6E62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E2B37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.