What color is #6E4F5E?

#6E4F5E is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E4F5E?

The RGB value is 110, 79, 94: 110 red, 79 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E4F5E?

The complementary color is #4F6E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E4F5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E4F5E color

#6E4F5E rgb(110, 79, 94)

Shades of red

The hex color #6E4F5E is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 31% green and 36.9% blue (110, 79, 94).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 16% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 15% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#6E4F5E color codes

HEX	`#6E4F5E`
RGB	`rgb(110, 79, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 31%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 16%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 28%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 15%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.33, 15.61, -3.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.33, 16.02, 347.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.247, 9.716, 11.87)`
Decimal	`7229278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E4F5E, 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 #6E4F5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E4F5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #6E4F5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e4f5e; }
.text { color: #6e4f5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e4f5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 79 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e4f5e, #6e4f4f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E4F5E?: #6E4F5E is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E4F5E?: The RGB value is 110, 79, 94: 110 red, 79 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E4F5E?: The complementary color is #4F6E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E4F5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.