What color is #6D4F64?

#6D4F64 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D4F64?

The RGB value is 109, 79, 100: 109 red, 79 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D4F64?

The complementary color is #4F6D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D4F64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D4F64 color

#6D4F64 rgb(109, 79, 100)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D4F64 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 31% green and 39.2% blue (109, 79, 100).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 16% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 8% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#6D4F64 color codes

HEX	`#6D4F64`
RGB	`rgb(109, 79, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 31%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 16%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 28%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 8%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.41, 16.36, -7.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.41, 17.89, 336.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.403, 9.764, 13.338)`
Decimal	`7163748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D4F64, 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 #6D4F64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D4F64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #6D4F64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d4f64; }
.text { color: #6d4f64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d4f64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 79 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d4f64, #6d4f55); }

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Questions

What color is #6D4F64?: #6D4F64 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D4F64?: The RGB value is 109, 79, 100: 109 red, 79 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D4F64?: The complementary color is #4F6D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D4F64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.