What color is #6F4449?

#6F4449 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F4449?

The RGB value is 111, 68, 73: 111 red, 68 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F4449?

The complementary color is #446F6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F4449?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F4449 color

#6F4449 rgb(111, 68, 73)

Shades of red

The hex color #6F4449 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 26.7% green and 28.6% blue (111, 68, 73).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 24% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 34% 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 8.08:1).

#6F4449 color codes

HEX	`#6F4449`
RGB	`rgb(111, 68, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 26.7%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 24%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 39%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 34%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.97, 19.26, 4.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.97, 19.85, 14.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.826, 7.996, 7.328)`
Decimal	`7291977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F4449, 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 #6F4449	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F4449 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #6F4449 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f4449; }
.text { color: #6f4449; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f4449; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 68 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f4449, #6f5444); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6F4449?: #6F4449 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F4449?: The RGB value is 111, 68, 73: 111 red, 68 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F4449?: The complementary color is #446F6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F4449?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.