What color is #6C0327?

#6C0327 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Plum Cheese. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C0327?

The RGB value is 108, 3, 39: 108 red, 3 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C0327?

The complementary color is #036C48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C0327?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C0327 color

#6C0327 rgb(108, 3, 39)

Shades of red

The hex color #6C0327 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 1.2% green and 15.3% blue (108, 3, 39).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 95% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 97% magenta, 64% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Plum Cheese (#670728), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.5:1).

#6C0327 color codes

HEX	`#6C0327`
RGB	`rgb(108, 3, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 1.2%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 95%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 97%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 97%, 64%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.58, 43.35, 10.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.58, 44.51, 13.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.584, 3.401, 2.229)`
Decimal	`7078695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C0327, 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 #6C0327	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C0327 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #6C0327 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c0327; }
.text { color: #6c0327; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c0327; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 3 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c0327, #6c1403); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

Questions

What color is #6C0327?: #6C0327 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Plum Cheese. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C0327?: The RGB value is 108, 3, 39: 108 red, 3 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C0327?: The complementary color is #036C48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C0327?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.