What color is #6B1745?

#6B1745 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Tyrian Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B1745?

The RGB value is 107, 23, 69: 107 red, 23 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B1745?

The complementary color is #176B3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B1745?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B1745 color

#6B1745 rgb(107, 23, 69)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B1745 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 9% green and 27.1% blue (107, 23, 69).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 65% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 36% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.45:1).

#6B1745 color codes

HEX	`#6B1745`
RGB	`rgb(107, 23, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 9%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 65%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 79%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 79%, 36%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.22, 40.55, -6.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.22, 41.14, 350.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.444, 4.169, 6.042)`
Decimal	`7018309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B1745, 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 #6B1745	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B1745 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #6B1745 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b1745; }
.text { color: #6b1745; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b1745; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 23 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b1745, #6b171b); }

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Questions

What color is #6B1745?: #6B1745 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Tyrian Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B1745?: The RGB value is 107, 23, 69: 107 red, 23 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B1745?: The complementary color is #176B3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B1745?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.