What color is #6B5A73?

#6B5A73 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B5A73?

The RGB value is 107, 90, 115: 107 red, 90 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B5A73?

The complementary color is #62735A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B5A73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B5A73 color

#6B5A73 rgb(107, 90, 115)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B5A73 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 35.3% green and 45.1% blue (107, 90, 115).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 12% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#6B5A73 color codes

HEX	`#6B5A73`
RGB	`rgb(107, 90, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 35.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 12%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 22%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 22%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.7, 12, -11.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.7, 16.68, 315.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.814, 11.676, 17.795)`
Decimal	`7035507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B5A73, 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 #6B5A73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B5A73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #6B5A73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b5a73; }
.text { color: #6b5a73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b5a73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 90 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b5a73, #735a6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6B5A73?: #6B5A73 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B5A73?: The RGB value is 107, 90, 115: 107 red, 90 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B5A73?: The complementary color is #62735A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B5A73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.