What color is #6B5164?

#6B5164 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B5164?

The RGB value is 107, 81, 100: 107 red, 81 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B5164?

The complementary color is #516B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B5164?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B5164 color

#6B5164 rgb(107, 81, 100)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B5164 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 31.8% green and 39.2% blue (107, 81, 100).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 14% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 7% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#6B5164 color codes

HEX	`#6B5164`
RGB	`rgb(107, 81, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 31.8%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 14%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 24%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 7%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.72, 14.36, -6.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.72, 15.89, 334.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.306, 9.931, 13.375)`
Decimal	`7033188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B5164, 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 #6B5164	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B5164 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #6B5164 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b5164; }
.text { color: #6b5164; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b5164; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 81 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b5164, #6b5157); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6B5164?: #6B5164 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B5164?: The RGB value is 107, 81, 100: 107 red, 81 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B5164?: The complementary color is #516B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B5164?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.