What color is #6F3838?

#6F3838 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Cuba Libre. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F3838?

The RGB value is 111, 56, 56: 111 red, 56 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F3838?

The complementary color is #386F6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F3838?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F3838 color

#6F3838 rgb(111, 56, 56)

Shades of red

The hex color #6F3838 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 22% green and 22% blue (111, 56, 56).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 33% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 50% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cuba Libre (#73383C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#6F3838 color codes

HEX	`#6F3838`
RGB	`rgb(111, 56, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 22%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 33%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 50%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 50%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.63, 24.22, 11.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.63, 26.62, 24.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.684, 6.494, 4.537)`
Decimal	`7288888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F3838, 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 #6F3838	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F3838 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #6F3838 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f3838; }
.text { color: #6f3838; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f3838; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 56 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f3838, #6f5338); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #6F3838?: #6F3838 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Cuba Libre. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F3838?: The RGB value is 111, 56, 56: 111 red, 56 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F3838?: The complementary color is #386F6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F3838?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.