What color is #6B5A74?

#6B5A74 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B5A74?

The RGB value is 107, 90, 116: 107 red, 90 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B5A74?

The complementary color is #63745A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B5A74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B5A74 color

#6B5A74 rgb(107, 90, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B5A74 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 35.3% green and 45.5% blue (107, 90, 116).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 13% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#6B5A74 color codes

HEX	`#6B5A74`
RGB	`rgb(107, 90, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 35.3%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 13%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 22%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 22%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.73, 12.22, -12.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.73, 17.23, 315.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.871, 11.699, 18.1)`
Decimal	`7035508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B5A74, 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 #6B5A74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B5A74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	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 #6B5A74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b5a74; }
.text { color: #6b5a74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b5a74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 90 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b5a74, #745a70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6B5A74?: #6B5A74 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B5A74?: The RGB value is 107, 90, 116: 107 red, 90 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B5A74?: The complementary color is #63745A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B5A74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.