What color is #6B5C70?

#6B5C70 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B5C70?

The RGB value is 107, 92, 112: 107 red, 92 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B5C70?

The complementary color is #61705C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B5C70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B5C70 color

#6B5C70 rgb(107, 92, 112)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B5C70 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 36.1% green and 43.9% blue (107, 92, 112).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 10% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#6B5C70 color codes

HEX	`#6B5C70`
RGB	`rgb(107, 92, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 36.1%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 10%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 18%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 18%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.14, 10.11, -9.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.14, 13.6, 318.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.815, 11.95, 16.958)`
Decimal	`7036016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B5C70, 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 #6B5C70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B5C70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #6B5C70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b5c70; }
.text { color: #6b5c70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b5c70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 92 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b5c70, #705c6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6B5C70?: #6B5C70 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B5C70?: The RGB value is 107, 92, 112: 107 red, 92 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B5C70?: The complementary color is #61705C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B5C70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.