What color is #6E4343?

#6E4343 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wine Cellar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E4343?

The RGB value is 110, 67, 67: 110 red, 67 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E4343?

The complementary color is #436E6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E4343?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E4343 color

#6E4343 rgb(110, 67, 67)

Shades of red

The hex color #6E4343 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 26.3% green and 26.3% blue (110, 67, 67).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 24% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 39% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Wine Cellar (#70403D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#6E4343 color codes

HEX	`#6E4343`
RGB	`rgb(110, 67, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 26.3%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 24%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 39%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 39%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.43, 18.6, 7.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.43, 20.19, 22.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.451, 7.735, 6.304)`
Decimal	`7226179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E4343, 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 #6E4343	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E4343 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #6E4343 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e4343; }
.text { color: #6e4343; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e4343; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 67 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e4343, #6e5943); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #6E4343?: #6E4343 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wine Cellar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E4343?: The RGB value is 110, 67, 67: 110 red, 67 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E4343?: The complementary color is #436E6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E4343?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.