What color is #6D556A?

#6D556A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D556A?

The RGB value is 109, 85, 106: 109 red, 85 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D556A?

The complementary color is #556D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D556A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D556A color

#6D556A rgb(109, 85, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D556A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 33.3% green and 41.6% blue (109, 85, 106).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 12% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 3% 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 6.65:1).

#6D556A color codes

HEX	`#6D556A`
RGB	`rgb(109, 85, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 33.3%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 12%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 22%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 3%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.22, 13.89, -8.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.22, 16.16, 329.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.156, 10.789, 15.075)`
Decimal	`7165290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D556A, 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 #6D556A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D556A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #6D556A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d556a; }
.text { color: #6d556a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d556a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 85 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d556a, #6d555e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6D556A?: #6D556A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D556A?: The RGB value is 109, 85, 106: 109 red, 85 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D556A?: The complementary color is #556D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D556A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.