What color is #6F5166?

#6F5166 is a dark, grayish magenta known as Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hibernation?

The RGB value is 111, 81, 102: 111 red, 81 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hibernation?

The complementary color is #516F5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F5166?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hibernation color: hex code #6F5166

#6F5166 rgb(111, 81, 102)

Shades of purple

Hibernation has the hex code #6F5166. It is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 31.8% green and 40% blue (111, 81, 102).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 16% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 8% yellow and 56% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

Hibernation (#6F5166) color codes

HEX	`#6F5166`
RGB	`rgb(111, 81, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 31.8%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 16%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 27%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 8%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.24, 16.31, -7.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.24, 17.83, 336.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.896, 10.224, 13.915)`
Decimal	`7295334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hibernation, 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 #6F5166	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F5166 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #6F5166 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f5166; }
.text { color: #6f5166; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f5166; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 81 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f5166, #6f5157); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #6F5166 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6F5166?: #6F5166 is a dark, grayish magenta known as Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hibernation?: The RGB value is 111, 81, 102: 111 red, 81 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hibernation?: The complementary color is #516F5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F5166?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.