What color is #6A5E74?

#6A5E74 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A5E74?

The RGB value is 106, 94, 116: 106 red, 94 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A5E74?

The complementary color is #68745E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A5E74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A5E74 color

#6A5E74 rgb(106, 94, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A5E74 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 36.9% green and 45.5% blue (106, 94, 116).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#6A5E74 color codes

HEX	`#6A5E74`
RGB	`rgb(106, 94, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 36.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 19%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 19%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.74, 9.4, -10.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.74, 14.2, 311.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.098, 12.331, 18.21)`
Decimal	`6970996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A5E74, 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 #6A5E74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A5E74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #6A5E74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a5e74; }
.text { color: #6a5e74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a5e74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 94 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a5e74, #745e73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6A5E74?: #6A5E74 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A5E74?: The RGB value is 106, 94, 116: 106 red, 94 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A5E74?: The complementary color is #68745E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A5E74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.