What color is #6E2341?

#6E2341 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Her Fierceness. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E2341?

The RGB value is 110, 35, 65: 110 red, 35 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E2341?

The complementary color is #236E50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E2341?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E2341 color

#6E2341 rgb(110, 35, 65)

Shades of red

The hex color #6E2341 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 13.7% green and 25.5% blue (110, 35, 65).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 52% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 41% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Her Fierceness (#6F123C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#6E2341 color codes

HEX	`#6E2341`
RGB	`rgb(110, 35, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 13.7%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 52%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 68%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 41%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.45, 36.03, -0.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.45, 36.04, 358.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.986, 4.9, 5.525)`
Decimal	`7217985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E2341, 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 #6E2341	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E2341 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #6E2341 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e2341; }
.text { color: #6e2341; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e2341; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 35 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e2341, #6e2b23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #6E2341?: #6E2341 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Her Fierceness. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E2341?: The RGB value is 110, 35, 65: 110 red, 35 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E2341?: The complementary color is #236E50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E2341?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.