What color is #6C6178?

#6C6178 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C6178?

The RGB value is 108, 97, 120: 108 red, 97 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6178?

The complementary color is #6D7861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6178?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6178 color

#6C6178 rgb(108, 97, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6C6178 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 38% green and 47.1% blue (108, 97, 120).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#6C6178 color codes

HEX	`#6C6178`
RGB	`rgb(108, 97, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 38%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 19%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 19%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.9, 9.21, -11.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.9, 14.57, 309.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.849, 13.094, 19.563)`
Decimal	`7102840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6178, 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 #6C6178	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6178 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #6C6178 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6178; }
.text { color: #6c6178; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6178; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 97 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6178, #776178); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C6178?: #6C6178 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C6178?: The RGB value is 108, 97, 120: 108 red, 97 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6178?: The complementary color is #6D7861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6178?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.