What color is #6A4457?

#6A4457 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A4457?

The RGB value is 106, 68, 87: 106 red, 68 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A4457?

The complementary color is #446A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A4457?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A4457 color

#6A4457 rgb(106, 68, 87)

Shades of red

The hex color #6A4457 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 26.7% green and 34.1% blue (106, 68, 87).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 22% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 18% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#6A4457 color codes

HEX	`#6A4457`
RGB	`rgb(106, 68, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 26.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 22%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 36%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 18%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.75, 19.48, -4.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.75, 20.01, 346.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.731, 7.887, 10.025)`
Decimal	`6964311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A4457, 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 #6A4457	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A4457 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #6A4457 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a4457; }
.text { color: #6a4457; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a4457; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 68 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a4457, #6a4444); }

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Questions

What color is #6A4457?: #6A4457 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A4457?: The RGB value is 106, 68, 87: 106 red, 68 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A4457?: The complementary color is #446A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A4457?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.