What color is #6E3554?

#6E3554 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E3554?

The RGB value is 110, 53, 84: 110 red, 53 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E3554?

The complementary color is #356E4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E3554?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E3554 color

#6E3554 rgb(110, 53, 84)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E3554 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 20.8% green and 32.9% blue (110, 53, 84).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 35% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 24% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

#6E3554 color codes

HEX	`#6E3554`
RGB	`rgb(110, 53, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 20.8%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 35%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 52%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 24%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.65, 29.38, -7.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.65, 30.24, 346.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.304, 6.502, 9.151)`
Decimal	`7222612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E3554, 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 #6E3554	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E3554 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #6E3554 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e3554; }
.text { color: #6e3554; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e3554; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 53 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e3554, #6e3538); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6E3554?: #6E3554 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E3554?: The RGB value is 110, 53, 84: 110 red, 53 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E3554?: The complementary color is #356E4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E3554?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.