What color is #6A657C?

#6A657C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A657C?

The RGB value is 106, 101, 124: 106 red, 101 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A657C?

The complementary color is #777C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A657C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A657C color

#6A657C rgb(106, 101, 124)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6A657C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 39.6% green and 48.6% blue (106, 101, 124).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 10% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#6A657C color codes

HEX	`#6A657C`
RGB	`rgb(106, 101, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 39.6%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 10%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 19%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 19%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.98, 6.98, -12.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.98, 13.97, 299.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.235, 13.827, 20.984)`
Decimal	`6972796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A657C, 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 #6A657C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A657C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #6A657C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a657c; }
.text { color: #6a657c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a657c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 101 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a657c, #75657c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A657C?: #6A657C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A657C?: The RGB value is 106, 101, 124: 106 red, 101 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A657C?: The complementary color is #777C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A657C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.