What color is #6E525D?

#6E525D is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E525D?

The RGB value is 110, 82, 93: 110 red, 82 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E525D?

The complementary color is #526E63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E525D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E525D color

#6E525D rgb(110, 82, 93)

Shades of red

The hex color #6E525D is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 32.2% green and 36.5% blue (110, 82, 93).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 15% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 15% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#6E525D color codes

HEX	`#6E525D`
RGB	`rgb(110, 82, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 32.2%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 15%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 25%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 15%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.09, 13.59, -1.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.09, 13.71, 352.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.423, 10.14, 11.709)`
Decimal	`7230045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E525D, 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 #6E525D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E525D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #6E525D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e525d; }
.text { color: #6e525d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e525d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 82 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e525d, #6e5552); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6E525D?: #6E525D is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E525D?: The RGB value is 110, 82, 93: 110 red, 82 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E525D?: The complementary color is #526E63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E525D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.