What color is #6F494E?

#6F494E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F494E?

The RGB value is 111, 73, 78: 111 red, 73 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F494E?

The complementary color is #496F6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F494E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F494E color

#6F494E rgb(111, 73, 78)

Shades of red

The hex color #6F494E is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 28.6% green and 30.6% blue (111, 73, 78).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 21% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 30% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#6F494E color codes

HEX	`#6F494E`
RGB	`rgb(111, 73, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 28.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 21%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 34%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 30%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.39, 16.97, 3.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.39, 17.36, 12.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.313, 8.695, 8.341)`
Decimal	`7293262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F494E, 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 #6F494E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F494E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #6F494E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f494e; }
.text { color: #6f494e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f494e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 73 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f494e, #6f5749); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6F494E?: #6F494E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F494E?: The RGB value is 111, 73, 78: 111 red, 73 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F494E?: The complementary color is #496F6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F494E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.