What color is #6F3E43?

#6F3E43 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F3E43?

The RGB value is 111, 62, 67: 111 red, 62 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F3E43?

The complementary color is #3E6F6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F3E43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F3E43 color

#6F3E43 rgb(111, 62, 67)

Shades of red

The hex color #6F3E43 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 24.3% green and 26.3% blue (111, 62, 67).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 28% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 40% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#6F3E43 color codes

HEX	`#6F3E43`
RGB	`rgb(111, 62, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 24.3%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 28%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 44%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 40%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.33, 22.03, 6.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.33, 22.92, 15.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.292, 7.231, 6.215)`
Decimal	`7290435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F3E43, 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 #6F3E43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F3E43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #6F3E43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f3e43; }
.text { color: #6f3e43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f3e43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 62 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f3e43, #6f513e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #6F3E43?: #6F3E43 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F3E43?: The RGB value is 111, 62, 67: 111 red, 62 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F3E43?: The complementary color is #3E6F6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F3E43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.