What color is #6E4E61?

#6E4E61 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 #6E4E61?

The RGB value is 110, 78, 97: 110 red, 78 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E4E61?

The complementary color is #4E6E5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E4E61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E4E61 color

#6E4E61 rgb(110, 78, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E4E61 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 30.6% green and 38% blue (110, 78, 97).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 17% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 12% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#6E4E61 color codes

HEX	`#6E4E61`
RGB	`rgb(110, 78, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 30.6%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 17%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 29%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 12%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.17, 16.79, -5.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.17, 17.73, 341.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.312, 9.627, 12.569)`
Decimal	`7229025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E4E61, 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 #6E4E61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E4E61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #6E4E61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e4e61; }
.text { color: #6e4e61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e4e61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 78 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e4e61, #6e4e51); }

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Questions

What color is #6E4E61?: #6E4E61 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 #6E4E61?: The RGB value is 110, 78, 97: 110 red, 78 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E4E61?: The complementary color is #4E6E5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E4E61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.