What color is #6F313F?

#6F313F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Octopus. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F313F?

The RGB value is 111, 49, 63: 111 red, 49 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F313F?

The complementary color is #316F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F313F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F313F color

#6F313F rgb(111, 49, 63)

Shades of red

The hex color #6F313F is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 19.2% green and 24.7% blue (111, 49, 63).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 39% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 43% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Red Octopus (#773243), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#6F313F color codes

HEX	`#6F313F`
RGB	`rgb(111, 49, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 19.2%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 39%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 56%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 43%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.25, 29, 4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.25, 29.36, 8.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.552, 5.936, 5.397)`
Decimal	`7287103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F313F, 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 #6F313F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F313F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #6F313F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f313f; }
.text { color: #6f313f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f313f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 49 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f313f, #6f4231); }

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Questions

What color is #6F313F?: #6F313F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Octopus. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F313F?: The RGB value is 111, 49, 63: 111 red, 49 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F313F?: The complementary color is #316F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F313F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.