What color is #6F4E5A?

#6F4E5A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F4E5A?

The RGB value is 111, 78, 90: 111 red, 78 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F4E5A?

The complementary color is #4E6F63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F4E5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F4E5A color

#6F4E5A rgb(111, 78, 90)

Shades of red

The hex color #6F4E5A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 30.6% green and 35.3% blue (111, 78, 90).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 17% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 19% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Wine Stain (#69444F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#6F4E5A color codes

HEX	`#6F4E5A`
RGB	`rgb(111, 78, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 30.6%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 17%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 30%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 19%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.05, 15.9, -1.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.05, 15.97, 354.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.125, 9.567, 10.931)`
Decimal	`7294554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F4E5A, 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 #6F4E5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F4E5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #6F4E5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f4e5a; }
.text { color: #6f4e5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f4e5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 78 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f4e5a, #6f534e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6F4E5A?: #6F4E5A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F4E5A?: The RGB value is 111, 78, 90: 111 red, 78 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F4E5A?: The complementary color is #4E6F63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F4E5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.