What color is #6B344E?

#6B344E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B344E?

The RGB value is 107, 52, 78: 107 red, 52 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B344E?

The complementary color is #346B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B344E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B344E color

#6B344E rgb(107, 52, 78)

Shades of red

The hex color #6B344E is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 20.4% green and 30.6% blue (107, 52, 78).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 35% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 27% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#6B344E color codes

HEX	`#6B344E`
RGB	`rgb(107, 52, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 20.4%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 35%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 51%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 27%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.74, 27.87, -4.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.74, 28.26, 350.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.667, 6.133, 7.933)`
Decimal	`7025742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B344E, 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 #6B344E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B344E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #6B344E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b344e; }
.text { color: #6b344e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b344e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 52 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b344e, #6b3534); }

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Questions

What color is #6B344E?: #6B344E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B344E?: The RGB value is 107, 52, 78: 107 red, 52 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B344E?: The complementary color is #346B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B344E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.