What color is #6D476A?

#6D476A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D476A?

The RGB value is 109, 71, 106: 109 red, 71 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D476A?

The complementary color is #476D4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D476A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D476A color

#6D476A rgb(109, 71, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D476A is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 27.8% green and 41.6% blue (109, 71, 106).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 21% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 3% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#6D476A color codes

HEX	`#6D476A`
RGB	`rgb(109, 71, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 27.8%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 21%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 35%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 3%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.59, 22.46, -13.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.59, 26.33, 328.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.161, 8.799, 14.743)`
Decimal	`7161706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D476A, 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 #6D476A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D476A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #6D476A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d476a; }
.text { color: #6d476a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d476a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 71 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d476a, #6d4757); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6D476A?: #6D476A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D476A?: The RGB value is 109, 71, 106: 109 red, 71 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D476A?: The complementary color is #476D4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D476A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.