What color is #6D546C?

#6D546C 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 #6D546C?

The RGB value is 109, 84, 108: 109 red, 84 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D546C?

The complementary color is #546D55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D546C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D546C color

#6D546C rgb(109, 84, 108)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D546C is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 32.9% green and 42.4% blue (109, 84, 108).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 13% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 1% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#6D546C color codes

HEX	`#6D546C`
RGB	`rgb(109, 84, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 32.9%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 13%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 23%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 1%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.03, 14.92, -9.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.03, 17.84, 326.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.183, 10.675, 15.603)`
Decimal	`7165036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D546C, 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 #6D546C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D546C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #6D546C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d546c; }
.text { color: #6d546c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d546c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 84 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d546c, #6d5460); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6D546C?: #6D546C 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 #6D546C?: The RGB value is 109, 84, 108: 109 red, 84 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D546C?: The complementary color is #546D55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D546C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.