What color is #67516D?

#67516D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #67516D?

The RGB value is 103, 81, 109: 103 red, 81 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #67516D?

The complementary color is #576D51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #67516D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#67516D color

#67516D rgb(103, 81, 109)

Shades of purple

The hex color #67516D is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 31.8% green and 42.7% blue (103, 81, 109).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 15% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#67516D color codes

HEX	`#67516D`
RGB	`rgb(103, 81, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 31.8%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 15%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 26%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 26%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.61, 14.74, -12.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.61, 19.39, 319.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.296, 9.873, 15.776)`
Decimal	`6771053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #67516D, 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 #67516D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#67516D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #67516D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #67516d; }
.text { color: #67516d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #67516d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 81 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #67516d, #6d5165); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #67516D?: #67516D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #67516D?: The RGB value is 103, 81, 109: 103 red, 81 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #67516D?: The complementary color is #576D51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #67516D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.