What color is #6B494E?

#6B494E 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 #6B494E?

The RGB value is 107, 73, 78: 107 red, 73 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B494E?

The complementary color is #496B66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B494E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B494E color

#6B494E rgb(107, 73, 78)

Shades of red

The hex color #6B494E is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 28.6% green and 30.6% blue (107, 73, 78).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 19% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 27% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#6B494E color codes

HEX	`#6B494E`
RGB	`rgb(107, 73, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 28.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 19%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 32%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 27%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.89, 15.29, 2.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.89, 15.56, 10.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.821, 8.442, 8.318)`
Decimal	`7031118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B494E, 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 #6B494E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B494E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #6B494E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b494e; }
.text { color: #6b494e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b494e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 73 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b494e, #6b5549); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6B494E?: #6B494E 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 #6B494E?: The RGB value is 107, 73, 78: 107 red, 73 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B494E?: The complementary color is #496B66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B494E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.