What color is #6C364B?

#6C364B 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 #6C364B?

The RGB value is 108, 54, 75: 108 red, 54 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C364B?

The complementary color is #366C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C364B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C364B color

#6C364B rgb(108, 54, 75)

Shades of red

The hex color #6C364B is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 21.2% green and 29.4% blue (108, 54, 75).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 33% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 31% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#6C364B color codes

HEX	`#6C364B`
RGB	`rgb(108, 54, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 21.2%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 33%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 50%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 31%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.24, 26.65, -1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.24, 26.72, 355.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.774, 6.335, 7.416)`
Decimal	`7091787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C364B, 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 #6C364B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C364B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #6C364B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c364b; }
.text { color: #6c364b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c364b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 54 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c364b, #6c3c36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6C364B?: #6C364B 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 #6C364B?: The RGB value is 108, 54, 75: 108 red, 54 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C364B?: The complementary color is #366C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C364B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.