What color is #6F4F58?

#6F4F58 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F4F58?

The RGB value is 111, 79, 88: 111 red, 79 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F4F58?

The complementary color is #4F6F66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F4F58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F4F58 color

#6F4F58 rgb(111, 79, 88)

Shades of red

The hex color #6F4F58 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 31% green and 34.5% blue (111, 79, 88).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 17% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 21% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Wine Stain (#69444F), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#6F4F58 color codes

HEX	`#6F4F58`
RGB	`rgb(111, 79, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 31%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 17%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 29%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 21%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.26, 14.94, 0.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.26, 14.94, 0.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.113, 9.677, 10.513)`
Decimal	`7294808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F4F58, 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 #6F4F58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F4F58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #6F4F58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f4f58; }
.text { color: #6f4f58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f4f58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 79 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f4f58, #6f564f); }

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Questions

What color is #6F4F58?: #6F4F58 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F4F58?: The RGB value is 111, 79, 88: 111 red, 79 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F4F58?: The complementary color is #4F6F66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F4F58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.