What color is #6D455B?

#6D455B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D455B?

The RGB value is 109, 69, 91: 109 red, 69 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D455B?

The complementary color is #456D57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D455B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D455B color

#6D455B rgb(109, 69, 91)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D455B is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 27.1% green and 35.7% blue (109, 69, 91).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 22% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 17% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#6D455B color codes

HEX	`#6D455B`
RGB	`rgb(109, 69, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 27.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 22%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 37%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 17%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.53, 20.78, -5.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.53, 21.59, 344.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.323, 8.263, 10.947)`
Decimal	`7161179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D455B, 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 #6D455B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D455B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #6D455B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d455b; }
.text { color: #6d455b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d455b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 69 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d455b, #6d4547); }

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Questions

What color is #6D455B?: #6D455B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D455B?: The RGB value is 109, 69, 91: 109 red, 69 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D455B?: The complementary color is #456D57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D455B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.