What color is #6D5162?

#6D5162 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D5162?

The RGB value is 109, 81, 98: 109 red, 81 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D5162?

The complementary color is #516D5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D5162?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D5162 color

#6D5162 rgb(109, 81, 98)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D5162 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 31.8% green and 38.4% blue (109, 81, 98).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 15% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 10% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#6D5162 color codes

HEX	`#6D5162`
RGB	`rgb(109, 81, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 31.8%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 15%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 26%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 10%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.88, 14.75, -5.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.88, 15.67, 340.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.454, 10.018, 12.883)`
Decimal	`7164258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D5162, 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 #6D5162	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D5162 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #6D5162 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d5162; }
.text { color: #6d5162; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d5162; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 81 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d5162, #6d5154); }

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Questions

What color is #6D5162?: #6D5162 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D5162?: The RGB value is 109, 81, 98: 109 red, 81 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D5162?: The complementary color is #516D5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D5162?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.