What color is #6F3A44?

#6F3A44 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Köfte Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F3A44?

The RGB value is 111, 58, 68: 111 red, 58 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F3A44?

The complementary color is #3A6F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F3A44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F3A44 color

#6F3A44 rgb(111, 58, 68)

Shades of red

The hex color #6F3A44 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 22.7% green and 26.7% blue (111, 58, 68).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 31% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 39% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Köfte Brown (#773644), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#6F3A44 color codes

HEX	`#6F3A44`
RGB	`rgb(111, 58, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 22.7%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 31%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 48%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 39%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.4, 24.52, 4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.4, 24.9, 10.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.112, 6.824, 6.305)`
Decimal	`7289412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F3A44, 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 #6F3A44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F3A44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #6F3A44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f3a44; }
.text { color: #6f3a44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f3a44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 58 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f3a44, #6f4a3a); }

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Questions

What color is #6F3A44?: #6F3A44 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Köfte Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F3A44?: The RGB value is 111, 58, 68: 111 red, 58 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F3A44?: The complementary color is #3A6F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F3A44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.