What color is #6B4F5D?

#6B4F5D is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B4F5D?

The RGB value is 107, 79, 93: 107 red, 79 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B4F5D?

The complementary color is #4F6B5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B4F5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B4F5D color

#6B4F5D rgb(107, 79, 93)

Shades of red

The hex color #6B4F5D is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 31% green and 36.5% blue (107, 79, 93).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 15% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 13% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#6B4F5D color codes

HEX	`#6B4F5D`
RGB	`rgb(107, 79, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 31%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 15%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 26%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 13%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.95, 14.23, -3.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.95, 14.67, 345.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.835, 9.509, 11.618)`
Decimal	`7032669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B4F5D, 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 #6B4F5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B4F5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #6B4F5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b4f5d; }
.text { color: #6b4f5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b4f5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 79 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b4f5d, #6b4f4f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6B4F5D?: #6B4F5D is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B4F5D?: The RGB value is 107, 79, 93: 107 red, 79 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B4F5D?: The complementary color is #4F6B5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B4F5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.