What color is #6C344C?

#6C344C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C344C?

The RGB value is 108, 52, 76: 108 red, 52 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C344C?

The complementary color is #346C54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C344C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C344C color

#6C344C rgb(108, 52, 76)

Shades of red

The hex color #6C344C is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 20.4% green and 29.8% blue (108, 52, 76).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 35% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 30% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#6C344C color codes

HEX	`#6C344C`
RGB	`rgb(108, 52, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 20.4%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 35%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 52%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 30%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.83, 27.94, -3.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.83, 28.13, 353.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.717, 6.167, 7.567)`
Decimal	`7091276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C344C, 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 #6C344C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C344C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #6C344C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c344c; }
.text { color: #6c344c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c344c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 52 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c344c, #6c3834); }

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Questions

What color is #6C344C?: #6C344C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C344C?: The RGB value is 108, 52, 76: 108 red, 52 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C344C?: The complementary color is #346C54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C344C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.