What color is #6C6379?

#6C6379 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C6379?

The RGB value is 108, 99, 121: 108 red, 99 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6379?

The complementary color is #707963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6379?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6379 color

#6C6379 rgb(108, 99, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6C6379 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 38.8% green and 47.5% blue (108, 99, 121).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#6C6379 color codes

HEX	`#6C6379`
RGB	`rgb(108, 99, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 38.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 18%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 18%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.5, 8.22, -11.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.5, 13.74, 306.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.097, 13.492, 19.947)`
Decimal	`7103353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6379, 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 #6C6379	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6379 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #6C6379 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6379; }
.text { color: #6c6379; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6379; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 99 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6379, #776379); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C6379?: #6C6379 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C6379?: The RGB value is 108, 99, 121: 108 red, 99 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6379?: The complementary color is #707963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6379?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.