What color is #6E495D?

#6E495D is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E495D?

The RGB value is 110, 73, 93: 110 red, 73 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E495D?

The complementary color is #496E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E495D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E495D color

#6E495D rgb(110, 73, 93)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E495D is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 28.6% green and 36.5% blue (110, 73, 93).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 20% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 15% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#6E495D color codes

HEX	`#6E495D`
RGB	`rgb(110, 73, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 28.6%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 20%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 34%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 15%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.73, 19.1, -5.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.73, 19.83, 344.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.789, 8.871, 11.498)`
Decimal	`7227741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E495D, 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 #6E495D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E495D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #6E495D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e495d; }
.text { color: #6e495d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e495d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 73 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e495d, #6e494a); }

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Questions

What color is #6E495D?: #6E495D is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E495D?: The RGB value is 110, 73, 93: 110 red, 73 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E495D?: The complementary color is #496E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E495D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.