What color is #6B124A?

#6B124A is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B124A?

The RGB value is 107, 18, 74: 107 red, 18 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B124A?

The complementary color is #126B33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B124A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B124A color

#6B124A rgb(107, 18, 74)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B124A is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 7.1% green and 29% blue (107, 18, 74).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 71% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 83% magenta, 31% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Velvet (#750851), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.6:1).

#6B124A color codes

HEX	`#6B124A`
RGB	`rgb(107, 18, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 7.1%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 71%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 83%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 83%, 31%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.85, 42.85, -10.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.85, 44.22, 345.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.516, 4.054, 6.864)`
Decimal	`7017034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B124A, 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 #6B124A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B124A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #6B124A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b124a; }
.text { color: #6b124a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b124a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 18 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b124a, #6b121e); }

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Questions

What color is #6B124A?: #6B124A is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B124A?: The RGB value is 107, 18, 74: 107 red, 18 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B124A?: The complementary color is #126B33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B124A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.