What color is #6D515A?

#6D515A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D515A?

The RGB value is 109, 81, 90: 109 red, 81 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D515A?

The complementary color is #516D64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D515A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D515A color

#6D515A rgb(109, 81, 90)

Shades of red

The hex color #6D515A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 31.8% green and 35.3% blue (109, 81, 90).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 15% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 17% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#6D515A color codes

HEX	`#6D515A`
RGB	`rgb(109, 81, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 31.8%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 15%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 26%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 17%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.62, 13.25, -0.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.62, 13.27, 357.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.095, 9.875, 10.992)`
Decimal	`7164250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D515A, 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 #6D515A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D515A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #6D515A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d515a; }
.text { color: #6d515a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d515a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 81 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d515a, #6d5651); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6D515A?: #6D515A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D515A?: The RGB value is 109, 81, 90: 109 red, 81 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D515A?: The complementary color is #516D64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D515A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.