What color is #6C6275?

#6C6275 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C6275?

The RGB value is 108, 98, 117: 108 red, 98 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6275?

The complementary color is #6B7562, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6275?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6275 color

#6C6275 rgb(108, 98, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C6275 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 38.4% green and 45.9% blue (108, 98, 117).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 9% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#6C6275 color codes

HEX	`#6C6275`
RGB	`rgb(108, 98, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 38.4%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 9%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 16%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 16%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.07, 7.92, -9.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.07, 12.16, 310.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.762, 13.208, 18.651)`
Decimal	`7103093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6275, 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 #6C6275	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6275 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #6C6275 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6275; }
.text { color: #6c6275; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6275; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 98 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6275, #756275); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C6275?: #6C6275 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C6275?: The RGB value is 108, 98, 117: 108 red, 98 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6275?: The complementary color is #6B7562, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6275?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.