What color is #6D6678?

#6D6678 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6678?

The RGB value is 109, 102, 120: 109 red, 102 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6678?

The complementary color is #717866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6678?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6678 color

#6D6678 rgb(109, 102, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D6678 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 40% green and 47.1% blue (109, 102, 120).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 8% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#6D6678 color codes

HEX	`#6D6678`
RGB	`rgb(109, 102, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 40%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 8%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 15%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 15%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.39, 6.54, -9.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.39, 11.17, 305.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.448, 14.11, 19.728)`
Decimal	`7169656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6678, 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 #6D6678	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6678 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #6D6678 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6678; }
.text { color: #6d6678; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6678; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 102 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6678, #766678); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D6678?: #6D6678 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6678?: The RGB value is 109, 102, 120: 109 red, 102 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6678?: The complementary color is #717866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6678?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.