What color is #6B3555?

#6B3555 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B3555?

The RGB value is 107, 53, 85: 107 red, 53 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B3555?

The complementary color is #356B4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B3555?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B3555 color

#6B3555 rgb(107, 53, 85)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B3555 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 20.8% green and 33.3% blue (107, 53, 85).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 34% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 21% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#6B3555 color codes

HEX	`#6B3555`
RGB	`rgb(107, 53, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 20.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 34%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 50%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 21%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.23, 28.44, -8.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.23, 29.69, 343.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.976, 6.329, 9.341)`
Decimal	`7026005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B3555, 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 #6B3555	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B3555 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #6B3555 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b3555; }
.text { color: #6b3555; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b3555; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 53 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b3555, #6b353a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #6B3555?: #6B3555 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B3555?: The RGB value is 107, 53, 85: 107 red, 53 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B3555?: The complementary color is #356B4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B3555?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.