What color is #6B5E6F?

#6B5E6F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B5E6F?

The RGB value is 107, 94, 111: 107 red, 94 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B5E6F?

The complementary color is #626F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B5E6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B5E6F color

#6B5E6F rgb(107, 94, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B5E6F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 36.9% green and 43.5% blue (107, 94, 111).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 8% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#6B5E6F color codes

HEX	`#6B5E6F`
RGB	`rgb(107, 94, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 36.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 8%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 15%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 15%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.66, 8.67, -7.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.66, 11.59, 318.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.935, 12.279, 16.725)`
Decimal	`7036527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B5E6F, 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 #6B5E6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B5E6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #6B5E6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b5e6f; }
.text { color: #6b5e6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b5e6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 94 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b5e6f, #6f5e6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6B5E6F?: #6B5E6F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B5E6F?: The RGB value is 107, 94, 111: 107 red, 94 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B5E6F?: The complementary color is #626F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B5E6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.