What color is #6A556C?

#6A556C 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 #6A556C?

The RGB value is 106, 85, 108: 106 red, 85 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A556C?

The complementary color is #576C55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A556C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A556C color

#6A556C rgb(106, 85, 108)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A556C is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 33.3% green and 42.4% blue (106, 85, 108).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 12% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#6A556C color codes

HEX	`#6A556C`
RGB	`rgb(106, 85, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 33.3%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 12%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 21%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 21%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.97, 13.17, -9.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.97, 16.47, 323.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.899, 10.644, 15.612)`
Decimal	`6968684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A556C, 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 #6A556C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A556C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #6A556C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a556c; }
.text { color: #6a556c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a556c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 85 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a556c, #6c5562); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6A556C?: #6A556C 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 #6A556C?: The RGB value is 106, 85, 108: 106 red, 85 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A556C?: The complementary color is #576C55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A556C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.