What color is #6B454B?

#6B454B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B454B?

The RGB value is 107, 69, 75: 107 red, 69 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B454B?

The complementary color is #456B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B454B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B454B color

#6B454B rgb(107, 69, 75)

Shades of red

The hex color #6B454B is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 27.1% green and 29.4% blue (107, 69, 75).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 22% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 30% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#6B454B color codes

HEX	`#6B454B`
RGB	`rgb(107, 69, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 27.1%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 22%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 36%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 30%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.75, 17.27, 3.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.75, 17.56, 10.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.462, 7.891, 7.68)`
Decimal	`7030091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B454B, 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 #6B454B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B454B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #6B454B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b454b; }
.text { color: #6b454b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b454b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 69 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b454b, #6b5245); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6B454B?: #6B454B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B454B?: The RGB value is 107, 69, 75: 107 red, 69 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B454B?: The complementary color is #456B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B454B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.