What color is #6E2C41?

#6E2C41 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E2C41?

The RGB value is 110, 44, 65: 110 red, 44 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E2C41?

The complementary color is #2C6E59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E2C41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E2C41 color

#6E2C41 rgb(110, 44, 65)

Shades of red

The hex color #6E2C41 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 17.3% green and 25.5% blue (110, 44, 65).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 43% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 41% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Siren (#69293B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10:1).

#6E2C41 color codes

HEX	`#6E2C41`
RGB	`rgb(110, 44, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 17.3%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 43%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 60%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 41%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.11, 31.57, 1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.11, 31.6, 2.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.286, 5.499, 5.625)`
Decimal	`7220289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E2C41, 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 #6E2C41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E2C41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #6E2C41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e2c41; }
.text { color: #6e2c41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e2c41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 44 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e2c41, #6e382c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #6E2C41?: #6E2C41 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E2C41?: The RGB value is 110, 44, 65: 110 red, 44 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E2C41?: The complementary color is #2C6E59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E2C41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.