What color is #6C5C74?

#6C5C74 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C5C74?

The RGB value is 108, 92, 116: 108 red, 92 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C5C74?

The complementary color is #64745C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C5C74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C5C74 color

#6C5C74 rgb(108, 92, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6C5C74 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 36.1% green and 45.5% blue (108, 92, 116).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#6C5C74 color codes

HEX	`#6C5C74`
RGB	`rgb(108, 92, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 36.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 21%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 21%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.38, 11.36, -11.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.38, 15.93, 315.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.163, 12.104, 18.162)`
Decimal	`7101556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C5C74, 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 #6C5C74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C5C74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #6C5C74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c5c74; }
.text { color: #6c5c74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c5c74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 92 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c5c74, #745c70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6C5C74?: #6C5C74 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C5C74?: The RGB value is 108, 92, 116: 108 red, 92 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C5C74?: The complementary color is #64745C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C5C74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.