What color is #6D4768?

#6D4768 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D4768?

The RGB value is 109, 71, 104: 109 red, 71 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D4768?

The complementary color is #476D4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D4768?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D4768 color

#6D4768 rgb(109, 71, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D4768 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 27.8% green and 40.8% blue (109, 71, 104).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 21% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 5% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#6D4768 color codes

HEX	`#6D4768`
RGB	`rgb(109, 71, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 27.8%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 21%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 35%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 5%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.51, 22.05, -12.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.51, 25.4, 330.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.058, 8.758, 14.202)`
Decimal	`7161704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D4768, 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 #6D4768	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D4768 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #6D4768 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d4768; }
.text { color: #6d4768; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d4768; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 71 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d4768, #6d4755); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6D4768?: #6D4768 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D4768?: The RGB value is 109, 71, 104: 109 red, 71 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D4768?: The complementary color is #476D4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D4768?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.