What color is #6A5772?

#6A5772 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A5772?

The RGB value is 106, 87, 114: 106 red, 87 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A5772?

The complementary color is #5F7257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A5772?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A5772 color

#6A5772 rgb(106, 87, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A5772 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 34.1% green and 44.7% blue (106, 87, 114).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#6A5772 color codes

HEX	`#6A5772`
RGB	`rgb(106, 87, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 34.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 24%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 24%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.74, 13.25, -12.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.74, 18.17, 316.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.389, 11.096, 17.405)`
Decimal	`6969202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A5772, 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 #6A5772	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A5772 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #6A5772 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a5772; }
.text { color: #6a5772; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a5772; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 87 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a5772, #72576d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6A5772?: #6A5772 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A5772?: The RGB value is 106, 87, 114: 106 red, 87 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A5772?: The complementary color is #5F7257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A5772?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.