What color is #6A5262?

#6A5262 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 #6A5262?

The RGB value is 106, 82, 98: 106 red, 82 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A5262?

The complementary color is #526A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A5262?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A5262 color

#6A5262 rgb(106, 82, 98)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A5262 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 32.2% green and 38.4% blue (106, 82, 98).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 13% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 8% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#6A5262 color codes

HEX	`#6A5262`
RGB	`rgb(106, 82, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 32.2%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 13%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 23%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 8%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.81, 12.95, -5.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.81, 14.04, 337.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.166, 9.981, 12.891)`
Decimal	`6967906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A5262, 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 #6A5262	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A5262 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #6A5262 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a5262; }
.text { color: #6a5262; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a5262; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 82 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a5262, #6a5256); }

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Questions

What color is #6A5262?: #6A5262 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 #6A5262?: The RGB value is 106, 82, 98: 106 red, 82 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A5262?: The complementary color is #526A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A5262?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.