What color is #6E3556?

#6E3556 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 #6E3556?

The RGB value is 110, 53, 86: 110 red, 53 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E3556?

The complementary color is #356E4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E3556?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E3556 color

#6E3556 rgb(110, 53, 86)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E3556 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 20.8% green and 33.7% blue (110, 53, 86).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 35% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 22% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#6E3556 color codes

HEX	`#6E3556`
RGB	`rgb(110, 53, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 20.8%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 35%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 52%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 22%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.72, 29.7, -8.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.72, 30.86, 344.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.383, 6.534, 9.569)`
Decimal	`7222614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E3556, 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 #6E3556	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E3556 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #6E3556 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e3556; }
.text { color: #6e3556; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e3556; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 53 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e3556, #6e3539); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #6E3556?: #6E3556 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 #6E3556?: The RGB value is 110, 53, 86: 110 red, 53 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E3556?: The complementary color is #356E4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E3556?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.