What color is #6A495C?

#6A495C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A495C?

The RGB value is 106, 73, 92: 106 red, 73 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A495C?

The complementary color is #496A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A495C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A495C color

#6A495C rgb(106, 73, 92)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A495C is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 28.6% green and 36.1% blue (106, 73, 92).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 18% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 13% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#6A495C color codes

HEX	`#6A495C`
RGB	`rgb(106, 73, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 28.6%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 18%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 31%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 13%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.21, 17.34, -5.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.21, 18.2, 342.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.258, 8.602, 11.243)`
Decimal	`6965596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A495C, 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 #6A495C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A495C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #6A495C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a495c; }
.text { color: #6a495c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a495c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 73 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a495c, #6a494b); }

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Questions

What color is #6A495C?: #6A495C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A495C?: The RGB value is 106, 73, 92: 106 red, 73 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A495C?: The complementary color is #496A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A495C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.