Information about #6E0740 color

#6E0740 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6E0740 falls into the Rose Color Family — Full Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(110, 7, 64) — 43.1% red, 2.7% green, 25.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 40 / 18 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A intensely saturated rose, #6E0740 stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Spanish Purple (#66033C). Slightly further away sit Tyrian Purple (#66023C) and Merlot (#730039).

In RGB terms — rgb(110, 7, 64) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #6E0740: 11.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for black. No one has named #6E0740 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#6E0740 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#6E0740 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 #6E0740

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6E0740
  • RGB110, 7, 64
  • CMYK0, 40, 18, 57
  • CSSrgb(110, 7, 64)
  • HSL327°, 88%, 23%
  • HSL Precise326.796°, 88.034%, 22.941%
  • HSV327°, 94%, 43%
  • HSB327°, 94%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.027
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.431, 0.027, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.431, 0.027, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.431, 0.027, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB2.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID6E0740
  • DECIMAL ID7210816
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01