What color is #6A526C?

#6A526C 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 #6A526C?

The RGB value is 106, 82, 108: 106 red, 82 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A526C?

The complementary color is #546C52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A526C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A526C color

#6A526C rgb(106, 82, 108)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A526C is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 32.2% green and 42.4% blue (106, 82, 108).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 14% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% 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 6.92:1).

#6A526C color codes

HEX	`#6A526C`
RGB	`rgb(106, 82, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 32.2%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 14%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 24%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 24%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.17, 15.02, -11.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.17, 18.68, 323.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.668, 10.182, 15.535)`
Decimal	`6967916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A526C, 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 #6A526C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A526C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #6A526C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a526c; }
.text { color: #6a526c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a526c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 82 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a526c, #6c5261); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6A526C?: #6A526C 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 #6A526C?: The RGB value is 106, 82, 108: 106 red, 82 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A526C?: The complementary color is #546C52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A526C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.