What color is #6E2F35?

#6E2F35 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 #6E2F35?

The RGB value is 110, 47, 53: 110 red, 47 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E2F35?

The complementary color is #2F6E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E2F35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E2F35 color

#6E2F35 rgb(110, 47, 53)

Shades of red

The hex color #6E2F35 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 18.4% green and 20.8% blue (110, 47, 53).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 40% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 52% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Wine (#722F37), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.9:1).

#6E2F35 color codes

HEX	`#6E2F35`
RGB	`rgb(110, 47, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 18.4%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 40%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 57%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 52%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.4, 28.58, 9.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.4, 30.26, 19.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.09, 5.606, 4.023)`
Decimal	`7221045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E2F35, 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 #6E2F35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E2F35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #6E2F35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e2f35; }
.text { color: #6e2f35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e2f35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 47 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e2f35, #6e492f); }

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Questions

What color is #6E2F35?: #6E2F35 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 #6E2F35?: The RGB value is 110, 47, 53: 110 red, 47 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E2F35?: The complementary color is #2F6E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E2F35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.