What color is #6D5261?

#6D5261 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 #6D5261?

The RGB value is 109, 82, 97: 109 red, 82 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D5261?

The complementary color is #526D5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D5261?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D5261 color

#6D5261 rgb(109, 82, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D5261 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 32.2% green and 38% blue (109, 82, 97).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 14% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 11% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#6D5261 color codes

HEX	`#6D5261`
RGB	`rgb(109, 82, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 32.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 14%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 25%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 11%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.11, 13.94, -4.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.11, 14.59, 342.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.482, 10.149, 12.661)`
Decimal	`7164513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D5261, 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 #6D5261	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D5261 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	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 #6D5261 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d5261; }
.text { color: #6d5261; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d5261; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 82 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d5261, #6d5253); }

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Questions

What color is #6D5261?: #6D5261 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 #6D5261?: The RGB value is 109, 82, 97: 109 red, 82 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D5261?: The complementary color is #526D5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D5261?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.