What color is #6B596D?

#6B596D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B596D?

The RGB value is 107, 89, 109: 107 red, 89 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B596D?

The complementary color is #5B6D59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B596D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B596D color

#6B596D rgb(107, 89, 109)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B596D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 34.9% green and 42.7% blue (107, 89, 109).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 10% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#6B596D color codes

HEX	`#6B596D`
RGB	`rgb(107, 89, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 34.9%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 10%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 18%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 18%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.2, 11.3, -8.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.2, 14.23, 322.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.396, 11.375, 16.008)`
Decimal	`7035245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B596D, 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 #6B596D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B596D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #6B596D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b596d; }
.text { color: #6b596d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b596d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 89 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b596d, #6d5965); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6B596D?: #6B596D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B596D?: The RGB value is 107, 89, 109: 107 red, 89 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B596D?: The complementary color is #5B6D59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B596D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.