What color is #6F2A43?

#6F2A43 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F2A43?

The RGB value is 111, 42, 67: 111 red, 42 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F2A43?

The complementary color is #2A6F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F2A43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F2A43 color

#6F2A43 rgb(111, 42, 67)

Shades of red

The hex color #6F2A43 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 16.5% green and 26.3% blue (111, 42, 67).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 45% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 40% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Siren (#69293B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.06:1).

#6F2A43 color codes

HEX	`#6F2A43`
RGB	`rgb(111, 42, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 16.5%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 45%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 62%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 40%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.96, 33.22, 0.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.96, 33.22, 0.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.397, 5.442, 5.917)`
Decimal	`7285315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F2A43, 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 #6F2A43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F2A43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #6F2A43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f2a43; }
.text { color: #6f2a43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f2a43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 42 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f2a43, #6f332a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #6F2A43?: #6F2A43 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F2A43?: The RGB value is 111, 42, 67: 111 red, 42 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F2A43?: The complementary color is #2A6F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F2A43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.