What color is #6B415B?

#6B415B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B415B?

The RGB value is 107, 65, 91: 107 red, 65 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B415B?

The complementary color is #416B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B415B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B415B color

#6B415B rgb(107, 65, 91)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B415B is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 25.5% green and 35.7% blue (107, 65, 91).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 24% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 15% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Grape Fizz (#64435F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#6B415B color codes

HEX	`#6B415B`
RGB	`rgb(107, 65, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 25.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 24%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 39%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 15%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.27, 22.43, -7.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.27, 23.74, 340.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.842, 7.662, 10.856)`
Decimal	`7029083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B415B, 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 #6B415B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B415B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #6B415B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b415b; }
.text { color: #6b415b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b415b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 65 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b415b, #6b4146); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6B415B?: #6B415B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B415B?: The RGB value is 107, 65, 91: 107 red, 65 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B415B?: The complementary color is #416B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B415B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.