What color is #6A5565?

#6A5565 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 #6A5565?

The RGB value is 106, 85, 101: 106 red, 85 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A5565?

The complementary color is #556A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A5565?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A5565 color

#6A5565 rgb(106, 85, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A5565 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 33.3% green and 39.6% blue (106, 85, 101).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 11% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 5% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#6A5565 color codes

HEX	`#6A5565`
RGB	`rgb(106, 85, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 33.3%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 11%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 20%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 5%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.73, 11.7, -5.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.73, 13.12, 333.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.541, 10.501, 13.728)`
Decimal	`6968677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A5565, 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 #6A5565	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A5565 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #6A5565 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a5565; }
.text { color: #6a5565; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a5565; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 85 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a5565, #6a555a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6A5565?: #6A5565 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 #6A5565?: The RGB value is 106, 85, 101: 106 red, 85 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A5565?: The complementary color is #556A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A5565?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.