What color is #6D576C?

#6D576C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D576C?

The RGB value is 109, 87, 108: 109 red, 87 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D576C?

The complementary color is #576D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D576C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D576C color

#6D576C rgb(109, 87, 108)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D576C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 34.1% green and 42.4% blue (109, 87, 108).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 11% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 1% 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 6.5:1).

#6D576C color codes

HEX	`#6D576C`
RGB	`rgb(109, 87, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 34.1%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 11%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 20%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 1%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.83, 13.08, -8.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.83, 15.64, 326.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.421, 11.151, 15.682)`
Decimal	`7165804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D576C, 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 #6D576C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D576C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #6D576C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d576c; }
.text { color: #6d576c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d576c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 87 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d576c, #6d5761); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6D576C?: #6D576C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D576C?: The RGB value is 109, 87, 108: 109 red, 87 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D576C?: The complementary color is #576D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D576C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.