What color is #6E4560?

#6E4560 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E4560?

The RGB value is 110, 69, 96: 110 red, 69 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E4560?

The complementary color is #456E53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E4560?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E4560 color

#6E4560 rgb(110, 69, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E4560 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 27.1% green and 37.6% blue (110, 69, 96).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 23% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 13% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Grape Fizz (#64435F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#6E4560 color codes

HEX	`#6E4560`
RGB	`rgb(110, 69, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 27.1%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 23%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 37%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 13%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.84, 22.08, -8.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.84, 23.69, 338.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.67, 8.416, 12.127)`
Decimal	`7226720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E4560, 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 #6E4560	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E4560 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #6E4560 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e4560; }
.text { color: #6e4560; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e4560; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 69 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e4560, #6e454b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E4560?: #6E4560 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E4560?: The RGB value is 110, 69, 96: 110 red, 69 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E4560?: The complementary color is #456E53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E4560?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.