What color is #6B5E75?

#6B5E75 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B5E75?

The RGB value is 107, 94, 117: 107 red, 94 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B5E75?

The complementary color is #68755E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B5E75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B5E75 color

#6B5E75 rgb(107, 94, 117)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B5E75 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 36.9% green and 45.9% blue (107, 94, 117).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 11% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#6B5E75 color codes

HEX	`#6B5E75`
RGB	`rgb(107, 94, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 36.9%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 11%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 20%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 20%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.87, 9.99, -11.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.87, 14.89, 312.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.276, 12.416, 18.523)`
Decimal	`7036533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B5E75, 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 #6B5E75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B5E75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #6B5E75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b5e75; }
.text { color: #6b5e75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b5e75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 94 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b5e75, #755e74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6B5E75?: #6B5E75 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B5E75?: The RGB value is 107, 94, 117: 107 red, 94 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B5E75?: The complementary color is #68755E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B5E75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.