What color is #6B5767?

#6B5767 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B5767?

The RGB value is 107, 87, 103: 107 red, 87 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B5767?

The complementary color is #576B5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B5767?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B5767 color

#6B5767 rgb(107, 87, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B5767 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 34.1% green and 40.4% blue (107, 87, 103).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 10% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 4% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#6B5767 color codes

HEX	`#6B5767`
RGB	`rgb(107, 87, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 34.1%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 10%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 19%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 4%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.45, 11.27, -6.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.45, 12.81, 331.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.92, 10.922, 14.31)`
Decimal	`7034727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B5767, 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 #6B5767	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B5767 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #6B5767 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b5767; }
.text { color: #6b5767; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b5767; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 87 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b5767, #6b575d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6B5767?: #6B5767 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B5767?: The RGB value is 107, 87, 103: 107 red, 87 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B5767?: The complementary color is #576B5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B5767?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.