What color is #6E536C?

#6E536C is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E536C?

The RGB value is 110, 83, 108: 110 red, 83 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E536C?

The complementary color is #536E55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E536C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E536C color

#6E536C rgb(110, 83, 108)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E536C is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 32.5% green and 42.4% blue (110, 83, 108).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 14% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 2% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#6E536C color codes

HEX	`#6E536C`
RGB	`rgb(110, 83, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 32.5%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 14%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 25%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 2%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.87, 15.91, -10.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.87, 18.8, 327.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.23, 10.585, 15.583)`
Decimal	`7230316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E536C, 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 #6E536C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E536C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #6E536C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e536c; }
.text { color: #6e536c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e536c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 83 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e536c, #6e535e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6E536C?: #6E536C is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E536C?: The RGB value is 110, 83, 108: 110 red, 83 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E536C?: The complementary color is #536E55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E536C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.