What color is #6B5969?

#6B5969 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B5969?

The RGB value is 107, 89, 105: 107 red, 89 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B5969?

The complementary color is #596B5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B5969?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B5969 color

#6B5969 rgb(107, 89, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B5969 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 34.9% green and 41.2% blue (107, 89, 105).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 9% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 2% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#6B5969 color codes

HEX	`#6B5969`
RGB	`rgb(107, 89, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 34.9%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 9%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 17%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 2%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.07, 10.45, -6.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.07, 12.26, 328.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.185, 11.291, 14.899)`
Decimal	`7035241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B5969, 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 #6B5969	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B5969 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #6B5969 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b5969; }
.text { color: #6b5969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b5969; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 89 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b5969, #6b5960); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6B5969?: #6B5969 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B5969?: The RGB value is 107, 89, 105: 107 red, 89 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B5969?: The complementary color is #596B5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B5969?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.