What color is #6A6176?

#6A6176 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A6176?

The RGB value is 106, 97, 118: 106 red, 97 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6176?

The complementary color is #6D7661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6176?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6176 color

#6A6176 rgb(106, 97, 118)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A6176 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 38% green and 46.3% blue (106, 97, 118).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#6A6176 color codes

HEX	`#6A6176`
RGB	`rgb(106, 97, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 38%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 18%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 18%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.64, 8.02, -10.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.64, 13.21, 307.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.488, 12.922, 18.92)`
Decimal	`6971766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6176, 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 #6A6176	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6176 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #6A6176 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6176; }
.text { color: #6a6176; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6176; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 97 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6176, #756176); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A6176?: #6A6176 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A6176?: The RGB value is 106, 97, 118: 106 red, 97 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6176?: The complementary color is #6D7661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6176?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.