What color is #6D4B68?

#6D4B68 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D4B68?

The RGB value is 109, 75, 104: 109 red, 75 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D4B68?

The complementary color is #4B6D50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D4B68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D4B68 color

#6D4B68 rgb(109, 75, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D4B68 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 29.4% green and 40.8% blue (109, 75, 104).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 18% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 5% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Grape Fizz (#64435F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#6D4B68 color codes

HEX	`#6D4B68`
RGB	`rgb(109, 75, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 29.4%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 18%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 31%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 5%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.52, 19.61, -11.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.52, 22.53, 330.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.321, 9.283, 14.29)`
Decimal	`7162728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D4B68, 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 #6D4B68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D4B68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #6D4B68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d4b68; }
.text { color: #6d4b68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d4b68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 75 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d4b68, #6d4b57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6D4B68?: #6D4B68 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D4B68?: The RGB value is 109, 75, 104: 109 red, 75 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D4B68?: The complementary color is #4B6D50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D4B68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.