What color is #6B556B?

#6B556B 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 #6B556B?

The RGB value is 107, 85, 107: 107 red, 85 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B556B?

The complementary color is #556B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B556B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B556B color

#6B556B rgb(107, 85, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B556B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 33.3% green and 42% blue (107, 85, 107).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 11% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#6B556B color codes

HEX	`#6B556B`
RGB	`rgb(107, 85, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 33.3%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 11%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 21%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.04, 13.33, -9.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.04, 16.18, 325.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.965, 10.685, 15.339)`
Decimal	`7034219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B556B, 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 #6B556B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B556B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #6B556B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b556b; }
.text { color: #6b556b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b556b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 85 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b556b, #6b5560); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6B556B?: #6B556B 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 #6B556B?: The RGB value is 107, 85, 107: 107 red, 85 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B556B?: The complementary color is #556B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B556B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.