What color is #6C536B?

#6C536B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C536B?

The RGB value is 108, 83, 107: 108 red, 83 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C536B?

The complementary color is #536C54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C536B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C536B color

#6C536B rgb(108, 83, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6C536B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 32.5% green and 42% blue (108, 83, 107).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 13% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 1% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#6C536B color codes

HEX	`#6C536B`
RGB	`rgb(108, 83, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 32.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 13%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 23%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 1%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.61, 14.94, -9.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.61, 17.87, 326.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.931, 10.437, 15.293)`
Decimal	`7099243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C536B, 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 #6C536B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C536B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	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 #6C536B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c536b; }
.text { color: #6c536b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c536b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 83 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c536b, #6c535f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6C536B?: #6C536B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C536B?: The RGB value is 108, 83, 107: 108 red, 83 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C536B?: The complementary color is #536C54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C536B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.