What color is #6E2B54?

#6E2B54 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pretty in Prune. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E2B54?

The RGB value is 110, 43, 84: 110 red, 43 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E2B54?

The complementary color is #2B6E45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E2B54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E2B54 color

#6E2B54 rgb(110, 43, 84)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E2B54 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 16.9% green and 32.9% blue (110, 43, 84).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 44% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 24% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Pretty in Prune (#6B295A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#6E2B54 color codes

HEX	`#6E2B54`
RGB	`rgb(110, 43, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 16.9%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 44%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 61%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 24%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.6, 34.76, -10.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.6, 36.25, 343.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.895, 5.684, 9.014)`
Decimal	`7220052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E2B54, 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 #6E2B54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E2B54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #6E2B54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e2b54; }
.text { color: #6e2b54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e2b54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 43 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e2b54, #6e2b32); }

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Questions

What color is #6E2B54?: #6E2B54 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pretty in Prune. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E2B54?: The RGB value is 110, 43, 84: 110 red, 43 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E2B54?: The complementary color is #2B6E45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E2B54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.