What color is #6F3856?

#6F3856 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F3856?

The RGB value is 111, 56, 86: 111 red, 56 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F3856?

The complementary color is #386F51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F3856?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F3856 color

#6F3856 rgb(111, 56, 86)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F3856 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 22% green and 33.7% blue (111, 56, 86).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 33% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 23% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#6F3856 color codes

HEX	`#6F3856`
RGB	`rgb(111, 56, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 22%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 33%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 50%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 23%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.53, 28.37, -7.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.53, 29.25, 345.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.65, 6.88, 9.622)`
Decimal	`7288918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F3856, 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 #6F3856	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F3856 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #6F3856 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f3856; }
.text { color: #6f3856; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f3856; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 56 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f3856, #6f383b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6F3856?: #6F3856 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F3856?: The RGB value is 111, 56, 86: 111 red, 56 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F3856?: The complementary color is #386F51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F3856?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.