What color is #6A2F56?

#6A2F56 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pretty in Prune. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A2F56?

The RGB value is 106, 47, 86: 106 red, 47 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A2F56?

The complementary color is #2F6A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A2F56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A2F56 color

#6A2F56 rgb(106, 47, 86)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A2F56 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 18.4% green and 33.7% blue (106, 47, 86).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 39% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 19% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Pretty in Prune (#6B295A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#6A2F56 color codes

HEX	`#6A2F56`
RGB	`rgb(106, 47, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 18.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 39%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 56%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 19%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.82, 31.61, -11.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.82, 33.57, 340.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.64, 5.77, 9.461)`
Decimal	`6958934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A2F56, 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 #6A2F56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A2F56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #6A2F56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a2f56; }
.text { color: #6a2f56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a2f56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 47 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a2f56, #6a2f39); }

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Questions

What color is #6A2F56?: #6A2F56 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pretty in Prune. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A2F56?: The RGB value is 106, 47, 86: 106 red, 47 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A2F56?: The complementary color is #2F6A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A2F56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.