What color is #6A3853?

#6A3853 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A3853?

The RGB value is 106, 56, 83: 106 red, 56 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A3853?

The complementary color is #386A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A3853?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A3853 color

#6A3853 rgb(106, 56, 83)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A3853 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 22% green and 32.5% blue (106, 56, 83).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 31% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 22% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#6A3853 color codes

HEX	`#6A3853`
RGB	`rgb(106, 56, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 22%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 31%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 47%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 22%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.68, 26, -6.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.68, 26.81, 345.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.92, 6.518, 8.97)`
Decimal	`6961235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A3853, 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 #6A3853	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A3853 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #6A3853 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a3853; }
.text { color: #6a3853; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a3853; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 56 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a3853, #6a383a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A3853?: #6A3853 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A3853?: The RGB value is 106, 56, 83: 106 red, 56 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A3853?: The complementary color is #386A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A3853?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.