What color is #6E3E48?

#6E3E48 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 #6E3E48?

The RGB value is 110, 62, 72: 110 red, 62 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E3E48?

The complementary color is #3E6E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E3E48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E3E48 color

#6E3E48 rgb(110, 62, 72)

Shades of red

The hex color #6E3E48 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 24.3% green and 28.2% blue (110, 62, 72).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 28% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 35% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#6E3E48 color codes

HEX	`#6E3E48`
RGB	`rgb(110, 62, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 24.3%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 28%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 44%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 35%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.32, 22.31, 3.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.32, 22.52, 7.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.323, 7.229, 7.034)`
Decimal	`7224904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E3E48, 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 #6E3E48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E3E48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #6E3E48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e3e48; }
.text { color: #6e3e48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e3e48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 62 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e3e48, #6e4c3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6E3E48?: #6E3E48 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 #6E3E48?: The RGB value is 110, 62, 72: 110 red, 62 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E3E48?: The complementary color is #3E6E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E3E48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.