What color is #6B6177?

#6B6177 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B6177?

The RGB value is 107, 97, 119: 107 red, 97 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6177?

The complementary color is #6D7761, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6177?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6177 color

#6B6177 rgb(107, 97, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B6177 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 38% green and 46.7% blue (107, 97, 119).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#6B6177 color codes

HEX	`#6B6177`
RGB	`rgb(107, 97, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 38%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 18%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 18%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.77, 8.61, -10.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.77, 13.89, 308.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.667, 13.007, 19.24)`
Decimal	`7037303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6177, 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 #6B6177	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6177 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #6B6177 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6177; }
.text { color: #6b6177; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6177; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 97 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6177, #766177); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B6177?: #6B6177 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B6177?: The RGB value is 107, 97, 119: 107 red, 97 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6177?: The complementary color is #6D7761, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6177?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.