What color is #6C454B?

#6C454B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C454B?

The RGB value is 108, 69, 75: 108 red, 69 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C454B?

The complementary color is #456C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C454B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C454B color

#6C454B rgb(108, 69, 75)

Shades of red

The hex color #6C454B is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 27.1% green and 29.4% blue (108, 69, 75).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 22% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 31% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#6C454B color codes

HEX	`#6C454B`
RGB	`rgb(108, 69, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 27.1%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 22%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 36%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 31%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.88, 17.69, 3.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.88, 18.01, 10.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.583, 7.953, 7.686)`
Decimal	`7095627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C454B, 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 #6C454B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C454B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #6C454B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c454b; }
.text { color: #6c454b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c454b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 69 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c454b, #6c5345); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6C454B?: #6C454B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C454B?: The RGB value is 108, 69, 75: 108 red, 69 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C454B?: The complementary color is #456C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C454B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.