What color is #6E5564?

#6E5564 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E5564?

The RGB value is 110, 85, 100: 110 red, 85 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E5564?

The complementary color is #556E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E5564?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E5564 color

#6E5564 rgb(110, 85, 100)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E5564 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 33.3% green and 39.2% blue (110, 85, 100).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 13% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 9% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#6E5564 color codes

HEX	`#6E5564`
RGB	`rgb(110, 85, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 33.3%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 13%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 23%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 9%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.13, 13.07, -4.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.13, 13.88, 340.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.979, 10.732, 13.495)`
Decimal	`7230820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E5564, 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 #6E5564	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E5564 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #6E5564 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e5564; }
.text { color: #6e5564; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e5564; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 85 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e5564, #6e5557); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6E5564?: #6E5564 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E5564?: The RGB value is 110, 85, 100: 110 red, 85 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E5564?: The complementary color is #556E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E5564?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.