What color is #6A5768?

#6A5768 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A5768?

The RGB value is 106, 87, 104: 106 red, 87 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A5768?

The complementary color is #576A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A5768?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A5768 color

#6A5768 rgb(106, 87, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A5768 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 34.1% green and 40.8% blue (106, 87, 104).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 10% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 2% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#6A5768 color codes

HEX	`#6A5768`
RGB	`rgb(106, 87, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 34.1%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 10%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 18%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 2%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.38, 11.09, -6.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.38, 13.02, 328.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.85, 10.88, 14.57)`
Decimal	`6969192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A5768, 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 #6A5768	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A5768 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #6A5768 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a5768; }
.text { color: #6a5768; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a5768; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 87 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a5768, #6a575f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6A5768?: #6A5768 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A5768?: The RGB value is 106, 87, 104: 106 red, 87 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A5768?: The complementary color is #576A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A5768?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.