What color is #6E2E34?

#6E2E34 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wine. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E2E34?

The RGB value is 110, 46, 52: 110 red, 46 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E2E34?

The complementary color is #2E6E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E2E34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E2E34 color

#6E2E34 rgb(110, 46, 52)

Shades of red

The hex color #6E2E34 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 18% green and 20.4% blue (110, 46, 52).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 41% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 53% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Wine (#722F37), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.98:1).

#6E2E34 color codes

HEX	`#6E2E34`
RGB	`rgb(110, 46, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 18%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 41%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 58%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 53%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.16, 29.02, 10.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.16, 30.79, 19.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.028, 5.518, 3.89)`
Decimal	`7220788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E2E34, 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 #6E2E34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E2E34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	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 #6E2E34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e2e34; }
.text { color: #6e2e34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e2e34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 46 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e2e34, #6e482e); }

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Questions

What color is #6E2E34?: #6E2E34 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wine. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E2E34?: The RGB value is 110, 46, 52: 110 red, 46 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E2E34?: The complementary color is #2E6E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E2E34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.