What color is #6C556E?

#6C556E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C556E?

The RGB value is 108, 85, 110: 108 red, 85 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C556E?

The complementary color is #576E55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C556E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C556E color

#6C556E rgb(108, 85, 110)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6C556E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 33.3% green and 43.1% blue (108, 85, 110).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 13% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#6C556E color codes

HEX	`#6C556E`
RGB	`rgb(108, 85, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 33.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 13%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 23%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 23%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.26, 14.35, -10.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.26, 17.89, 323.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.247, 10.811, 16.19)`
Decimal	`7099758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C556E, 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 #6C556E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C556E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #6C556E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c556e; }
.text { color: #6c556e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c556e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 85 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c556e, #6e5563); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6C556E?: #6C556E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C556E?: The RGB value is 108, 85, 110: 108 red, 85 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C556E?: The complementary color is #576E55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C556E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.