What color is #67556B?

#67556B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #67556B?

The RGB value is 103, 85, 107: 103 red, 85 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #67556B?

The complementary color is #596B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #67556B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#67556B color

#67556B rgb(103, 85, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #67556B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 33.3% green and 42% blue (103, 85, 107).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 11% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% 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 6.8:1).

#67556B color codes

HEX	`#67556B`
RGB	`rgb(103, 85, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 33.3%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 11%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 21%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 21%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.62, 11.82, -9.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.62, 15.37, 320.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.495, 10.442, 15.317)`
Decimal	`6772075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #67556B, 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 #67556B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#67556B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	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 #67556B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #67556b; }
.text { color: #67556b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #67556b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 85 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #67556b, #6b5564); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #67556B?: #67556B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #67556B?: The RGB value is 103, 85, 107: 103 red, 85 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #67556B?: The complementary color is #596B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #67556B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.