What color is #6E4045?

#6E4045 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 #6E4045?

The RGB value is 110, 64, 69: 110 red, 64 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E4045?

The complementary color is #406E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E4045?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E4045 color

#6E4045 rgb(110, 64, 69)

Shades of red

The hex color #6E4045 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 25.1% green and 27.1% blue (110, 64, 69).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 26% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 37% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#6E4045 color codes

HEX	`#6E4045`
RGB	`rgb(110, 64, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 25.1%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 26%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 42%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 37%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.73, 20.69, 5.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.73, 21.42, 15.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.338, 7.412, 6.568)`
Decimal	`7225413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E4045, 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 #6E4045	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E4045 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #6E4045 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e4045; }
.text { color: #6e4045; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e4045; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 64 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e4045, #6e5240); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #6E4045?: #6E4045 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 #6E4045?: The RGB value is 110, 64, 69: 110 red, 64 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E4045?: The complementary color is #406E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E4045?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.