What color is #6B5373?

#6B5373 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B5373?

The RGB value is 107, 83, 115: 107 red, 83 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B5373?

The complementary color is #5B7353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B5373?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B5373 color

#6B5373 rgb(107, 83, 115)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B5373 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 32.5% green and 45.1% blue (107, 83, 115).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 16% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#6B5373 color codes

HEX	`#6B5373`
RGB	`rgb(107, 83, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 32.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 16%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 28%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 28%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.81, 16.31, -14.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.81, 21.79, 318.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.251, 10.55, 17.607)`
Decimal	`7033715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B5373, 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 #6B5373	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B5373 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #6B5373 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b5373; }
.text { color: #6b5373; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b5373; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 83 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b5373, #73536b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6B5373?: #6B5373 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B5373?: The RGB value is 107, 83, 115: 107 red, 83 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B5373?: The complementary color is #5B7353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B5373?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.