What color is #6C3D68?

#6C3D68 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Wine Tour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C3D68?

The RGB value is 108, 61, 104: 108 red, 61 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C3D68?

The complementary color is #3D6C41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C3D68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C3D68 color

#6C3D68 rgb(108, 61, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6C3D68 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 23.9% green and 40.8% blue (108, 61, 104).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 28% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 4% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tour (#653B66), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.38:1).

#6C3D68 color codes

HEX	`#6C3D68`
RGB	`rgb(108, 61, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 23.9%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 28%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 44%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 4%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.97, 27.68, -16.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.97, 32.23, 329.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.352, 7.526, 14.001)`
Decimal	`7093608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C3D68, 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 #6C3D68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C3D68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #6C3D68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c3d68; }
.text { color: #6c3d68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c3d68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 61 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c3d68, #6c3d51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #6C3D68?: #6C3D68 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Wine Tour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C3D68?: The RGB value is 108, 61, 104: 108 red, 61 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C3D68?: The complementary color is #3D6C41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C3D68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.