What color is #6A5F70?

#6A5F70 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A5F70?

The RGB value is 106, 95, 112: 106 red, 95 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A5F70?

The complementary color is #65705F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A5F70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A5F70 color

#6A5F70 rgb(106, 95, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A5F70 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 37.3% green and 43.9% blue (106, 95, 112).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 8% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#6A5F70 color codes

HEX	`#6A5F70`
RGB	`rgb(106, 95, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 37.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 8%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 15%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 15%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.87, 7.9, -8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.87, 11.24, 314.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.96, 12.419, 17.04)`
Decimal	`6971248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A5F70, 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 #6A5F70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A5F70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #6A5F70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a5f70; }
.text { color: #6a5f70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a5f70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 95 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a5f70, #705f6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A5F70?: #6A5F70 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A5F70?: The RGB value is 106, 95, 112: 106 red, 95 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A5F70?: The complementary color is #65705F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A5F70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.