What color is #6A576C?

#6A576C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A576C?

The RGB value is 106, 87, 108: 106 red, 87 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A576C?

The complementary color is #596C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A576C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A576C color

#6A576C rgb(106, 87, 108)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A576C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 34.1% green and 42.4% blue (106, 87, 108).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 11% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#6A576C color codes

HEX	`#6A576C`
RGB	`rgb(106, 87, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 34.1%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 11%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 19%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 19%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.52, 11.93, -9.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.52, 14.99, 322.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.058, 10.963, 15.665)`
Decimal	`6969196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A576C, 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 #6A576C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A576C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #6A576C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a576c; }
.text { color: #6a576c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a576c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 87 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a576c, #6c5763); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6A576C?: #6A576C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A576C?: The RGB value is 106, 87, 108: 106 red, 87 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A576C?: The complementary color is #596C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A576C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.