What color is #6D5577?

#6D5577 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D5577?

The RGB value is 109, 85, 119: 109 red, 85 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D5577?

The complementary color is #5F7755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D5577?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D5577 color

#6D5577 rgb(109, 85, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D5577 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 33.3% green and 46.7% blue (109, 85, 119).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#6D5577 color codes

HEX	`#6D5577`
RGB	`rgb(109, 85, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 33.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 29%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 29%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.72, 16.7, -15.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.72, 22.8, 317.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.884, 11.08, 18.909)`
Decimal	`7165303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D5577, 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 #6D5577	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D5577 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #6D5577 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d5577; }
.text { color: #6d5577; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d5577; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 85 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d5577, #775570); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6D5577?: #6D5577 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D5577?: The RGB value is 109, 85, 119: 109 red, 85 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D5577?: The complementary color is #5F7755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D5577?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.