What color is #6B254E?

#6B254E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pretty in Prune. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B254E?

The RGB value is 107, 37, 78: 107 red, 37 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B254E?

The complementary color is #256B42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B254E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B254E color

#6B254E rgb(107, 37, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B254E is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 14.5% green and 30.6% blue (107, 37, 78).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 49% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 27% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Pretty in Prune (#6B295A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#6B254E color codes

HEX	`#6B254E`
RGB	`rgb(107, 37, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 14.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 49%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 65%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 27%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.73, 35.84, -9.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.73, 37, 345.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.1, 5, 7.745)`
Decimal	`7021902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B254E, 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 #6B254E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B254E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #6B254E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b254e; }
.text { color: #6b254e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b254e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 37 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b254e, #6b252b); }

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Questions

What color is #6B254E?: #6B254E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pretty in Prune. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B254E?: The RGB value is 107, 37, 78: 107 red, 37 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B254E?: The complementary color is #256B42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B254E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.