What color is #6E4E50?

#6E4E50 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E4E50?

The RGB value is 110, 78, 80: 110 red, 78 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E4E50?

The complementary color is #4E6E6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E4E50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E4E50 color

#6E4E50 rgb(110, 78, 80)

Shades of red

The hex color #6E4E50 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 30.6% green and 31.4% blue (110, 78, 80).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 17% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 27% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#6E4E50 color codes

HEX	`#6E4E50`
RGB	`rgb(110, 78, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 30.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 17%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 29%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 27%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.64, 13.81, 4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.64, 14.43, 16.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.603, 9.344, 8.833)`
Decimal	`7229008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E4E50, 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 #6E4E50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E4E50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #6E4E50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e4e50; }
.text { color: #6e4e50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e4e50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 78 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e4e50, #6e5c4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6E4E50?: #6E4E50 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E4E50?: The RGB value is 110, 78, 80: 110 red, 78 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E4E50?: The complementary color is #4E6E6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E4E50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.