What color is #6D657D?

#6D657D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D657D?

The RGB value is 109, 101, 125: 109 red, 101 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D657D?

The complementary color is #757D65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D657D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D657D color

#6D657D rgb(109, 101, 125)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D657D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 39.6% green and 49% blue (109, 101, 125).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 11% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#6D657D color codes

HEX	`#6D657D`
RGB	`rgb(109, 101, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 39.6%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 11%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 19%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 19%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.29, 8.29, -12.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.29, 14.76, 304.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.661, 14.039, 21.336)`
Decimal	`7169405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D657D, 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 #6D657D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D657D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #6D657D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d657d; }
.text { color: #6d657d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d657d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 101 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d657d, #79657d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D657D?: #6D657D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D657D?: The RGB value is 109, 101, 125: 109 red, 101 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D657D?: The complementary color is #757D65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D657D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.