What color is #6A5E72?

#6A5E72 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A5E72?

The RGB value is 106, 94, 114: 106 red, 94 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A5E72?

The complementary color is #66725E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A5E72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A5E72 color

#6A5E72 rgb(106, 94, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A5E72 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 36.9% green and 44.7% blue (106, 94, 114).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#6A5E72 color codes

HEX	`#6A5E72`
RGB	`rgb(106, 94, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 36.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 18%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 18%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.66, 8.95, -9.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.66, 13.07, 313.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.983, 12.285, 17.604)`
Decimal	`6970994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A5E72, 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 #6A5E72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A5E72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #6A5E72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a5e72; }
.text { color: #6a5e72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a5e72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 94 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a5e72, #725e70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6A5E72?: #6A5E72 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A5E72?: The RGB value is 106, 94, 114: 106 red, 94 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A5E72?: The complementary color is #66725E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A5E72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.