What color is #6D516E?

#6D516E 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 #6D516E?

The RGB value is 109, 81, 110: 109 red, 81 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D516E?

The complementary color is #526E51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D516E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D516E color

#6D516E rgb(109, 81, 110)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D516E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 31.8% green and 43.1% blue (109, 81, 110).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 15% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#6D516E color codes

HEX	`#6D516E`
RGB	`rgb(109, 81, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 31.8%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 15%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 26%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 26%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.31, 17.18, -12.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.31, 21.02, 324.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.063, 10.262, 16.094)`
Decimal	`7164270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D516E, 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 #6D516E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D516E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	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 #6D516E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d516e; }
.text { color: #6d516e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d516e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 81 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d516e, #6e5161); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6D516E?: #6D516E 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 #6D516E?: The RGB value is 109, 81, 110: 109 red, 81 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D516E?: The complementary color is #526E51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D516E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.