What color is #6A4354?

#6A4354 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 #6A4354?

The RGB value is 106, 67, 84: 106 red, 67 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A4354?

The complementary color is #436A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A4354?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A4354 color

#6A4354 rgb(106, 67, 84)

Shades of red

The hex color #6A4354 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 26.3% green and 32.9% blue (106, 67, 84).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 23% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 21% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wine Stain (#69444F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#6A4354 color codes

HEX	`#6A4354`
RGB	`rgb(106, 67, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 26.3%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 23%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 37%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 21%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.39, 19.57, -3.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.39, 19.82, 350.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.551, 7.719, 9.373)`
Decimal	`6964052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A4354, 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 #6A4354	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A4354 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #6A4354 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a4354; }
.text { color: #6a4354; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a4354; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 67 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a4354, #6a4643); }

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Questions

What color is #6A4354?: #6A4354 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 #6A4354?: The RGB value is 106, 67, 84: 106 red, 67 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A4354?: The complementary color is #436A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A4354?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.