What color is #6C5372?

#6C5372 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C5372?

The RGB value is 108, 83, 114: 108 red, 83 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C5372?

The complementary color is #597253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C5372?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C5372 color

#6C5372 rgb(108, 83, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6C5372 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 32.5% green and 44.7% blue (108, 83, 114).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 16% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#6C5372 color codes

HEX	`#6C5372`
RGB	`rgb(108, 83, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 32.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 16%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 27%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 27%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.88, 16.45, -13.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.88, 21.42, 320.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.314, 10.59, 17.312)`
Decimal	`7099250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C5372, 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 #6C5372	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C5372 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #6C5372 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c5372; }
.text { color: #6c5372; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c5372; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 83 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c5372, #725369); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6C5372?: #6C5372 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C5372?: The RGB value is 108, 83, 114: 108 red, 83 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C5372?: The complementary color is #597253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C5372?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.