What color is #6F3530?

#6F3530 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Kenyan Copper. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F3530?

The RGB value is 111, 53, 48: 111 red, 53 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F3530?

The complementary color is #306A6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F3530?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F3530 color

#6F3530 rgb(111, 53, 48)

Shades of red

The hex color #6F3530 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 20.8% green and 18.8% blue (111, 53, 48).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 40% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 57% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Kenyan Copper (#6C322E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#6F3530 color codes

HEX	`#6F3530`
RGB	`rgb(111, 53, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 20.8%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 40%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 57%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 57%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.76, 25.13, 15.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.76, 29.3, 30.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.363, 6.14, 3.54)`
Decimal	`7288112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F3530, 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 #6F3530	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F3530 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #6F3530 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f3530; }
.text { color: #6f3530; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f3530; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 53 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f3530, #6f5430); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #6F3530?: #6F3530 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Kenyan Copper. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F3530?: The RGB value is 111, 53, 48: 111 red, 53 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F3530?: The complementary color is #306A6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F3530?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.