What color is #6D6076?

#6D6076 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6076?

The RGB value is 109, 96, 118: 109 red, 96 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6076?

The complementary color is #697660, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6076?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6076 color

#6D6076 rgb(109, 96, 118)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D6076 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 37.6% green and 46.3% blue (109, 96, 118).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#6D6076 color codes

HEX	`#6D6076`
RGB	`rgb(109, 96, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 37.6%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 19%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 19%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.65, 9.73, -10.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.65, 14.28, 312.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.759, 12.925, 18.906)`
Decimal	`7168118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6076, 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 #6D6076	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6076 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #6D6076 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6076; }
.text { color: #6d6076; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6076; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 96 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6076, #766074); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6D6076?: #6D6076 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6076?: The RGB value is 109, 96, 118: 109 red, 96 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6076?: The complementary color is #697660, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6076?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.