What color is #6E3C42?

#6E3C42 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E3C42?

The RGB value is 110, 60, 66: 110 red, 60 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E3C42?

The complementary color is #3C6E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E3C42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E3C42 color

#6E3C42 rgb(110, 60, 66)

Shades of red

The hex color #6E3C42 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 23.5% green and 25.9% blue (110, 60, 66).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 29% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 40% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#6E3C42 color codes

HEX	`#6E3C42`
RGB	`rgb(110, 60, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 23.5%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 29%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 45%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 40%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.67, 22.67, 6.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.67, 23.45, 14.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.03, 6.941, 6.017)`
Decimal	`7224386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E3C42, 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 #6E3C42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E3C42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #6E3C42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e3c42; }
.text { color: #6e3c42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e3c42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 60 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e3c42, #6e4f3c); }

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Questions

What color is #6E3C42?: #6E3C42 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E3C42?: The RGB value is 110, 60, 66: 110 red, 60 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E3C42?: The complementary color is #3C6E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E3C42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.