What color is #6E486A?

#6E486A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E486A?

The RGB value is 110, 72, 106: 110 red, 72 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E486A?

The complementary color is #486E4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E486A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E486A color

#6E486A rgb(110, 72, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E486A is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 28.2% green and 41.6% blue (110, 72, 106).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 21% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 4% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#6E486A color codes

HEX	`#6E486A`
RGB	`rgb(110, 72, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 28.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 21%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 35%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 4%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.97, 22.22, -13.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.97, 25.83, 329.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.349, 8.991, 14.77)`
Decimal	`7227498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E486A, 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 #6E486A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E486A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #6E486A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e486a; }
.text { color: #6e486a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e486a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 72 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e486a, #6e4857); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6E486A?: #6E486A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E486A?: The RGB value is 110, 72, 106: 110 red, 72 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E486A?: The complementary color is #486E4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E486A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.