What color is #6E4C5F?

#6E4C5F 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 #6E4C5F?

The RGB value is 110, 76, 95: 110 red, 76 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E4C5F?

The complementary color is #4C6E5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E4C5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E4C5F color

#6E4C5F rgb(110, 76, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E4C5F is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 29.8% green and 37.3% blue (110, 76, 95).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 18% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 14% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#6E4C5F color codes

HEX	`#6E4C5F`
RGB	`rgb(110, 76, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 29.8%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 18%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 31%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 14%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.58, 17.64, -5.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.58, 18.43, 343.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.08, 9.311, 12.038)`
Decimal	`7228511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E4C5F, 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 #6E4C5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E4C5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #6E4C5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e4c5f; }
.text { color: #6e4c5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e4c5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 76 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e4c5f, #6e4c4e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E4C5F?: #6E4C5F 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 #6E4C5F?: The RGB value is 110, 76, 95: 110 red, 76 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E4C5F?: The complementary color is #4C6E5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E4C5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.