What color is #6C4E60?

#6C4E60 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 #6C4E60?

The RGB value is 108, 78, 96: 108 red, 78 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C4E60?

The complementary color is #4E6C5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C4E60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C4E60 color

#6C4E60 rgb(108, 78, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6C4E60 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 30.6% green and 37.6% blue (108, 78, 96).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 16% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 11% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#6C4E60 color codes

HEX	`#6C4E60`
RGB	`rgb(108, 78, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 30.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 16%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 28%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 11%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.9, 15.81, -5.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.9, 16.74, 340.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.02, 9.482, 12.314)`
Decimal	`7097952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C4E60, 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 #6C4E60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C4E60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #6C4E60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c4e60; }
.text { color: #6c4e60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c4e60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 78 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c4e60, #6c4e51); }

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Questions

What color is #6C4E60?: #6C4E60 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 #6C4E60?: The RGB value is 108, 78, 96: 108 red, 78 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C4E60?: The complementary color is #4E6C5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C4E60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.