What color is #6C5671?

#6C5671 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C5671?

The RGB value is 108, 86, 113: 108 red, 86 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C5671?

The complementary color is #5B7156, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C5671?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C5671 color

#6C5671 rgb(108, 86, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6C5671 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 33.7% green and 44.3% blue (108, 86, 113).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 14% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#6C5671 color codes

HEX	`#6C5671`
RGB	`rgb(108, 86, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 33.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 14%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 24%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 24%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.64, 14.38, -11.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.64, 18.7, 320.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.492, 11.036, 17.092)`
Decimal	`7100017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C5671, 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 #6C5671	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C5671 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #6C5671 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c5671; }
.text { color: #6c5671; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c5671; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 86 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c5671, #715669); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6C5671?: #6C5671 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C5671?: The RGB value is 108, 86, 113: 108 red, 86 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C5671?: The complementary color is #5B7156, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C5671?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.