What color is #6A485C?

#6A485C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A485C?

The RGB value is 106, 72, 92: 106 red, 72 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A485C?

The complementary color is #486A56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A485C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A485C color

#6A485C rgb(106, 72, 92)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A485C is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 28.2% green and 36.1% blue (106, 72, 92).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 19% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 13% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#6A485C color codes

HEX	`#6A485C`
RGB	`rgb(106, 72, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 28.2%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 19%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 32%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 13%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.95, 17.95, -5.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.95, 18.9, 341.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.193, 8.472, 11.222)`
Decimal	`6965340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A485C, 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 #6A485C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A485C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #6A485C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a485c; }
.text { color: #6a485c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a485c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 72 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a485c, #6a484b); }

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Questions

What color is #6A485C?: #6A485C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A485C?: The RGB value is 106, 72, 92: 106 red, 72 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A485C?: The complementary color is #486A56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A485C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.