What color is #6F4A4C?

#6F4A4C is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F4A4C?

The RGB value is 111, 74, 76: 111 red, 74 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F4A4C?

The complementary color is #4A6F6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F4A4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F4A4C color

#6F4A4C rgb(111, 74, 76)

Shades of red

The hex color #6F4A4C is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 29% green and 29.8% blue (111, 74, 76).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 20% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 32% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#6F4A4C color codes

HEX	`#6F4A4C`
RGB	`rgb(111, 74, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 29%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 20%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 33%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 32%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.6, 16.06, 5.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.6, 16.88, 18.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.309, 8.8, 7.992)`
Decimal	`7293516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F4A4C, 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 #6F4A4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F4A4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #6F4A4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f4a4c; }
.text { color: #6f4a4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f4a4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 74 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f4a4c, #6f5b4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6F4A4C?: #6F4A4C is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F4A4C?: The RGB value is 111, 74, 76: 111 red, 74 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F4A4C?: The complementary color is #4A6F6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F4A4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.