What color is #6F3B40?

#6F3B40 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 #6F3B40?

The RGB value is 111, 59, 64: 111 red, 59 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F3B40?

The complementary color is #3B6F6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F3B40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F3B40 color

#6F3B40 rgb(111, 59, 64)

Shades of red

The hex color #6F3B40 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 23.1% green and 25.1% blue (111, 59, 64).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 31% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 42% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cuba Libre (#73383C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#6F3B40 color codes

HEX	`#6F3B40`
RGB	`rgb(111, 59, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 23.1%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 31%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 47%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 42%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.53, 23.41, 7.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.53, 24.47, 16.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.045, 6.878, 5.701)`
Decimal	`7289664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F3B40, 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 #6F3B40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F3B40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #6F3B40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f3b40; }
.text { color: #6f3b40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f3b40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 59 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f3b40, #6f503b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #6F3B40?: #6F3B40 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 #6F3B40?: The RGB value is 111, 59, 64: 111 red, 59 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F3B40?: The complementary color is #3B6F6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F3B40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.