What color is #6B284E?

#6B284E 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 #6B284E?

The RGB value is 107, 40, 78: 107 red, 40 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B284E?

The complementary color is #286B45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B284E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B284E color

#6B284E rgb(107, 40, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B284E is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 15.7% green and 30.6% blue (107, 40, 78).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 46% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 27% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Pretty in Prune (#6B295A), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#6B284E color codes

HEX	`#6B284E`
RGB	`rgb(107, 40, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 15.7%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 46%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 63%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 27%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.28, 34.36, -8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.28, 35.36, 346.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.198, 5.194, 7.777)`
Decimal	`7022670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B284E, 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 #6B284E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B284E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #6B284E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b284e; }
.text { color: #6b284e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b284e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 40 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b284e, #6b282d); }

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Questions

What color is #6B284E?: #6B284E 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 #6B284E?: The RGB value is 107, 40, 78: 107 red, 40 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B284E?: The complementary color is #286B45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B284E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.