What color is #6A576D?

#6A576D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A576D?

The RGB value is 106, 87, 109: 106 red, 87 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A576D?

The complementary color is #5A6D57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A576D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A576D color

#6A576D rgb(106, 87, 109)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A576D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 34.1% green and 42.7% blue (106, 87, 109).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 11% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#6A576D color codes

HEX	`#6A576D`
RGB	`rgb(106, 87, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 34.1%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 11%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 20%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 20%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.56, 12.15, -9.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.56, 15.51, 321.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.112, 10.985, 15.947)`
Decimal	`6969197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A576D, 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 #6A576D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A576D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	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 #6A576D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a576d; }
.text { color: #6a576d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a576d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 87 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a576d, #6d5765); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6A576D?: #6A576D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A576D?: The RGB value is 106, 87, 109: 106 red, 87 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A576D?: The complementary color is #5A6D57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A576D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.