What color is #6E3834?

#6E3834 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Kenyan Copper. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E3834?

The RGB value is 110, 56, 52: 110 red, 56 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E3834?

The complementary color is #346A6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E3834?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E3834 color

#6E3834 rgb(110, 56, 52)

Shades of red

The hex color #6E3834 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 22% green and 20.4% blue (110, 56, 52).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 36% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 53% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Kenyan Copper (#6C322E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#6E3834 color codes

HEX	`#6E3834`
RGB	`rgb(110, 56, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 22%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 36%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 53%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 53%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.38, 23.37, 13.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.38, 26.88, 29.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.465, 6.392, 4.036)`
Decimal	`7223348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E3834, 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 #6E3834	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E3834 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #6E3834 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e3834; }
.text { color: #6e3834; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e3834; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 56 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e3834, #6e5534); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #6E3834?: #6E3834 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Kenyan Copper. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E3834?: The RGB value is 110, 56, 52: 110 red, 56 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E3834?: The complementary color is #346A6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E3834?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.