What color is #6D516A?

#6D516A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D516A?

The RGB value is 109, 81, 106: 109 red, 81 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D516A?

The complementary color is #516D54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D516A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D516A color

#6D516A rgb(109, 81, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D516A is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 31.8% green and 41.6% blue (109, 81, 106).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 15% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 3% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#6D516A color codes

HEX	`#6D516A`
RGB	`rgb(109, 81, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 31.8%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 15%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 26%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 3%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.16, 16.34, -9.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.16, 19.09, 328.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.85, 10.177, 14.973)`
Decimal	`7164266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D516A, 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 #6D516A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D516A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	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 #6D516A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d516a; }
.text { color: #6d516a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d516a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 81 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d516a, #6d515c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6D516A?: #6D516A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D516A?: The RGB value is 109, 81, 106: 109 red, 81 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D516A?: The complementary color is #516D54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D516A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.