What color is #6A5868?

#6A5868 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A5868?

The RGB value is 106, 88, 104: 106 red, 88 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A5868?

The complementary color is #586A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A5868?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A5868 color

#6A5868 rgb(106, 88, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A5868 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 34.5% green and 40.8% blue (106, 88, 104).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 9% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 2% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#6A5868 color codes

HEX	`#6A5868`
RGB	`rgb(106, 88, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 34.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 9%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 17%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 2%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.65, 10.47, -6.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.65, 12.28, 328.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.932, 11.043, 14.597)`
Decimal	`6969448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A5868, 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 #6A5868	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A5868 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #6A5868 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a5868; }
.text { color: #6a5868; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a5868; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 88 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a5868, #6a585f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6A5868?: #6A5868 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A5868?: The RGB value is 106, 88, 104: 106 red, 88 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A5868?: The complementary color is #586A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A5868?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.