What color is #6A5060?

#6A5060 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 #6A5060?

The RGB value is 106, 80, 96: 106 red, 80 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A5060?

The complementary color is #506A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A5060?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A5060 color

#6A5060 rgb(106, 80, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A5060 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 31.4% green and 37.6% blue (106, 80, 96).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 14% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 9% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#6A5060 color codes

HEX	`#6A5060`
RGB	`rgb(106, 80, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 31.4%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 14%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 25%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 9%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.2, 13.79, -5.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.2, 14.7, 339.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.924, 9.646, 12.351)`
Decimal	`6967392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A5060, 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 #6A5060	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A5060 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #6A5060 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a5060; }
.text { color: #6a5060; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a5060; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 80 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a5060, #6a5053); }

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Questions

What color is #6A5060?: #6A5060 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 #6A5060?: The RGB value is 106, 80, 96: 106 red, 80 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A5060?: The complementary color is #506A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A5060?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.