What color is #6A4E65?

#6A4E65 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A4E65?

The RGB value is 106, 78, 101: 106 red, 78 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A4E65?

The complementary color is #4E6A53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A4E65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A4E65 color

#6A4E65 rgb(106, 78, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A4E65 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 30.6% green and 39.6% blue (106, 78, 101).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 15% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 5% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#6A4E65 color codes

HEX	`#6A4E65`
RGB	`rgb(106, 78, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 30.6%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 15%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 26%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 5%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.84, 16.02, -8.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.84, 18.26, 331.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.017, 9.453, 13.554)`
Decimal	`6966885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A4E65, 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 #6A4E65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A4E65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #6A4E65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a4e65; }
.text { color: #6a4e65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a4e65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 78 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a4e65, #6a4e57); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A4E65?: #6A4E65 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A4E65?: The RGB value is 106, 78, 101: 106 red, 78 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A4E65?: The complementary color is #4E6A53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A4E65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.