What color is #67536F?

#67536F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #67536F?

The RGB value is 103, 83, 111: 103 red, 83 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #67536F?

The complementary color is #5B6F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #67536F?

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.

#67536F color

#67536F rgb(103, 83, 111)

Shades of purple

The hex color #67536F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 32.5% green and 43.5% blue (103, 83, 111).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 14% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#67536F color codes

HEX	`#67536F`
RGB	`rgb(103, 83, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 32.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 14%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 25%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 25%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.23, 13.94, -12.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.23, 19, 317.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.556, 10.218, 16.399)`
Decimal	`6771567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #67536F, 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 #67536F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#67536F 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 #67536F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #67536f; }
.text { color: #67536f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #67536f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 83 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #67536f, #6f5369); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #67536F?: #67536F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #67536F?: The RGB value is 103, 83, 111: 103 red, 83 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #67536F?: The complementary color is #5B6F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #67536F?: 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.