What color is #6C4169?

#6C4169 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Wine Tour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C4169?

The RGB value is 108, 65, 105: 108 red, 65 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C4169?

The complementary color is #416C44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C4169?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C4169 color

#6C4169 rgb(108, 65, 105)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6C4169 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 25.5% green and 41.2% blue (108, 65, 105).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 25% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 3% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tour (#653B66), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#6C4169 color codes

HEX	`#6C4169`
RGB	`rgb(108, 65, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 25.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 25%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 40%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 3%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.96, 25.51, -15.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.96, 29.92, 328.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.624, 7.989, 14.344)`
Decimal	`7094633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C4169, 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 #6C4169	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C4169 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #6C4169 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c4169; }
.text { color: #6c4169; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c4169; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 65 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c4169, #6c4154); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #6C4169?: #6C4169 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Wine Tour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C4169?: The RGB value is 108, 65, 105: 108 red, 65 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C4169?: The complementary color is #416C44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C4169?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.