What color is #6E383F?

#6E383F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Cuba Libre. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E383F?

The RGB value is 110, 56, 63: 110 red, 56 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E383F?

The complementary color is #386E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E383F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E383F color

#6E383F rgb(110, 56, 63)

Shades of red

The hex color #6E383F is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 22% green and 24.7% blue (110, 56, 63).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 33% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 43% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Cuba Libre (#73383C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

#6E383F color codes

HEX	`#6E383F`
RGB	`rgb(110, 56, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 22%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 33%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 49%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 43%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.65, 24.63, 6.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.65, 25.48, 14.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.742, 6.503, 5.496)`
Decimal	`7223359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E383F, 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 #6E383F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E383F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #6E383F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e383f; }
.text { color: #6e383f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e383f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 56 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e383f, #6e4c38); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E383F?: #6E383F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Cuba Libre. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E383F?: The RGB value is 110, 56, 63: 110 red, 56 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E383F?: The complementary color is #386E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E383F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.