Information about #6C1749 color

#6C1749 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6C1749 falls into the Rose Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(108, 23, 73) — 42.4% red, 9% green, 28.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 33 / 14 / 58. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#6C1749 is a vivid, lively rose that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pompadour (#6A1F44). Slightly further away sit Pansy Purple (#78184A) and Lynn Mettee Purple (#5D1C4F).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(108, 23, 73)), which gives #6C1749 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #6C1749: 11.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for black. No one has named #6C1749 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#6C1749 color variations

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#6C1749 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #6C1749

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pompadour color link
Pompadour

#6A1F44

Pansy Purple color link
Pansy Purple

#78184A

Grape Purple color link
Grape Purple

#5D1451

Lip Service color link
Lip Service

#651538

Extrovert color link
Extrovert

#752642

Velvet color link
Velvet

#750851

Vine Grape color link
Vine Grape

#6D2B50

Siren color link
Siren

#69293B

French Plum color link
French Plum

#811453

Hot Wired color link
Hot Wired

#6F2637

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6C1749
  • RGB108, 23, 73
  • CMYK0, 33, 14, 58
  • CSSrgb(108, 23, 73)
  • HSL325°, 65%, 26%
  • HSL Precise324.706°, 64.885%, 25.686%
  • HSV325°, 79%, 42%
  • HSB325°, 79%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • GLSLvec3(0.424, 0.090, 0.286)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.424, 0.090, 0.286, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.424, 0.090, 0.286)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6C1749
  • DECIMAL ID7083849
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01