What color is #6B4759?

#6B4759 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B4759?

The RGB value is 107, 71, 89: 107 red, 71 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B4759?

The complementary color is #476B59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B4759?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B4759 color

#6B4759 rgb(107, 71, 89)

Shades of red

The hex color #6B4759 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 27.8% green and 34.9% blue (107, 71, 89).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 20% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 17% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#6B4759 color codes

HEX	`#6B4759`
RGB	`rgb(107, 71, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 27.8%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 20%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 34%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 17%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.71, 18.41, -4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.71, 18.92, 346.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.12, 8.354, 10.529)`
Decimal	`7030617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B4759, 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 #6B4759	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B4759 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #6B4759 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b4759; }
.text { color: #6b4759; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b4759; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 71 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b4759, #6b4747); }

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Questions

What color is #6B4759?: #6B4759 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B4759?: The RGB value is 107, 71, 89: 107 red, 71 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B4759?: The complementary color is #476B59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B4759?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.