What color is #6A5A72?

#6A5A72 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A5A72?

The RGB value is 106, 90, 114: 106 red, 90 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A5A72?

The complementary color is #62725A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A5A72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A5A72 color

#6A5A72 rgb(106, 90, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A5A72 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 35.3% green and 44.7% blue (106, 90, 114).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 12% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#6A5A72 color codes

HEX	`#6A5A72`
RGB	`rgb(106, 90, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 35.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 12%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 21%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 21%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.56, 11.4, -11.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.56, 15.98, 315.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.637, 11.592, 17.488)`
Decimal	`6969970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A5A72, 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 #6A5A72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A5A72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #6A5A72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a5a72; }
.text { color: #6a5a72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a5a72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 90 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a5a72, #725a6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6A5A72?: #6A5A72 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A5A72?: The RGB value is 106, 90, 114: 106 red, 90 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A5A72?: The complementary color is #62725A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A5A72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.