What color is #6C4C5E?

#6C4C5E is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C4C5E?

The RGB value is 108, 76, 94: 108 red, 76 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C4C5E?

The complementary color is #4C6C5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C4C5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C4C5E color

#6C4C5E rgb(108, 76, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6C4C5E is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 29.8% green and 36.9% blue (108, 76, 94).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 17% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 13% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#6C4C5E color codes

HEX	`#6C4C5E`
RGB	`rgb(108, 76, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 29.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 17%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 30%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 13%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.3, 16.66, -5.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.3, 17.44, 342.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.789, 9.166, 11.788)`
Decimal	`7097438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C4C5E, 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 #6C4C5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C4C5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #6C4C5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c4c5e; }
.text { color: #6c4c5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c4c5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 76 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c4c5e, #6c4c4e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6C4C5E?: #6C4C5E is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C4C5E?: The RGB value is 108, 76, 94: 108 red, 76 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C4C5E?: The complementary color is #4C6C5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C4C5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.