What color is #6C435E?

#6C435E is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C435E?

The RGB value is 108, 67, 94: 108 red, 67 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C435E?

The complementary color is #436C51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C435E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C435E color

#6C435E rgb(108, 67, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6C435E is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 26.3% green and 36.9% blue (108, 67, 94).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 23% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 13% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Grape Fizz (#64435F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#6C435E color codes

HEX	`#6C435E`
RGB	`rgb(108, 67, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 26.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 23%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 38%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 13%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.01, 22.15, -8.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.01, 23.76, 338.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.212, 8.011, 11.596)`
Decimal	`7095134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C435E, 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 #6C435E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C435E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	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 #6C435E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c435e; }
.text { color: #6c435e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c435e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 67 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c435e, #6c434a); }

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Questions

What color is #6C435E?: #6C435E is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C435E?: The RGB value is 108, 67, 94: 108 red, 67 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C435E?: The complementary color is #436C51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C435E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.