What color is #6A5A67?

#6A5A67 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A5A67?

The RGB value is 106, 90, 103: 106 red, 90 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A5A67?

The complementary color is #5A6A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A5A67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A5A67 color

#6A5A67 rgb(106, 90, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A5A67 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 35.3% green and 40.4% blue (106, 90, 103).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 8% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 3% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#6A5A67 color codes

HEX	`#6A5A67`
RGB	`rgb(106, 90, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 35.3%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 8%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 15%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 3%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.17, 9.04, -5.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.17, 10.34, 330.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.048, 11.356, 14.387)`
Decimal	`6969959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A5A67, 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 #6A5A67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A5A67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #6A5A67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a5a67; }
.text { color: #6a5a67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a5a67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 90 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a5a67, #6a5a5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6A5A67?: #6A5A67 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A5A67?: The RGB value is 106, 90, 103: 106 red, 90 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A5A67?: The complementary color is #5A6A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A5A67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.