What color is #6B434E?

#6B434E is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B434E?

The RGB value is 107, 67, 78: 107 red, 67 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B434E?

The complementary color is #436B60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B434E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B434E color

#6B434E rgb(107, 67, 78)

Shades of red

The hex color #6B434E is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 26.3% green and 30.6% blue (107, 67, 78).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 23% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 27% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wine Stain (#69444F), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

#6B434E color codes

HEX	`#6B434E`
RGB	`rgb(107, 67, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 26.3%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 23%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 37%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 27%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.33, 18.97, 0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.33, 18.98, 1.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.446, 7.691, 8.193)`
Decimal	`7029582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B434E, 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 #6B434E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B434E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #6B434E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b434e; }
.text { color: #6b434e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b434e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 67 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b434e, #6b4c43); }

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Questions

What color is #6B434E?: #6B434E is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B434E?: The RGB value is 107, 67, 78: 107 red, 67 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B434E?: The complementary color is #436B60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B434E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.