What color is #6B5A6B?

#6B5A6B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B5A6B?

The RGB value is 107, 90, 107: 107 red, 90 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B5A6B?

The complementary color is #5A6B5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B5A6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B5A6B color

#6B5A6B rgb(107, 90, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B5A6B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 35.3% green and 42% blue (107, 90, 107).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 9% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% 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 6.36:1).

#6B5A6B color codes

HEX	`#6B5A6B`
RGB	`rgb(107, 90, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 35.3%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 9%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 16%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.41, 10.26, -7.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.41, 12.48, 325.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.373, 11.5, 15.475)`
Decimal	`7035499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B5A6B, 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 #6B5A6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B5A6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #6B5A6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b5a6b; }
.text { color: #6b5a6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b5a6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 90 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b5a6b, #6b5a63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6B5A6B?: #6B5A6B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B5A6B?: The RGB value is 107, 90, 107: 107 red, 90 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B5A6B?: The complementary color is #5A6B5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B5A6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.