What color is #6B5772?

#6B5772 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B5772?

The RGB value is 107, 87, 114: 107 red, 87 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B5772?

The complementary color is #5E7257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B5772?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B5772 color

#6B5772 rgb(107, 87, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B5772 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 34.1% green and 44.7% blue (107, 87, 114).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#6B5772 color codes

HEX	`#6B5772`
RGB	`rgb(107, 87, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 34.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 24%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 24%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.84, 13.62, -12.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.84, 18.33, 317.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.508, 11.157, 17.411)`
Decimal	`7034738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B5772, 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 #6B5772	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B5772 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #6B5772 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b5772; }
.text { color: #6b5772; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b5772; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 87 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b5772, #72576b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6B5772?: #6B5772 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B5772?: The RGB value is 107, 87, 114: 107 red, 87 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B5772?: The complementary color is #5E7257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B5772?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.