What color is #6F4460?

#6F4460 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F4460?

The RGB value is 111, 68, 96: 111 red, 68 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F4460?

The complementary color is #446F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F4460?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F4460 color

#6F4460 rgb(111, 68, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F4460 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 26.7% green and 37.6% blue (111, 68, 96).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 24% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 14% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#6F4460 color codes

HEX	`#6F4460`
RGB	`rgb(111, 68, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 26.7%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 24%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 39%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 14%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.72, 23.06, -8.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.72, 24.66, 339.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.734, 8.359, 12.112)`
Decimal	`7292000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F4460, 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 #6F4460	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F4460 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #6F4460 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f4460; }
.text { color: #6f4460; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f4460; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 68 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f4460, #6f444a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6F4460?: #6F4460 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F4460?: The RGB value is 111, 68, 96: 111 red, 68 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F4460?: The complementary color is #446F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F4460?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.