What color is #6E2441?

#6E2441 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 #6E2441?

The RGB value is 110, 36, 65: 110 red, 36 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E2441?

The complementary color is #246E51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E2441?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E2441 color

#6E2441 rgb(110, 36, 65)

Shades of red

The hex color #6E2441 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 14.1% green and 25.5% blue (110, 36, 65).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 51% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 41% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Her Fierceness (#6F123C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#6E2441 color codes

HEX	`#6E2441`
RGB	`rgb(110, 36, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 14.1%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 51%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 67%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 41%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.62, 35.57, -0.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.62, 35.57, 359.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.016, 4.959, 5.535)`
Decimal	`7218241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E2441, 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 #6E2441	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E2441 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #6E2441 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e2441; }
.text { color: #6e2441; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e2441; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 36 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e2441, #6e2c24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #6E2441?: #6E2441 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 #6E2441?: The RGB value is 110, 36, 65: 110 red, 36 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E2441?: The complementary color is #246E51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E2441?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.