What color is #6E5569?

#6E5569 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E5569?

The RGB value is 110, 85, 105: 110 red, 85 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E5569?

The complementary color is #556E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E5569?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E5569 color

#6E5569 rgb(110, 85, 105)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E5569 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 33.3% green and 41.2% blue (110, 85, 105).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 13% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 5% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#6E5569 color codes

HEX	`#6E5569`
RGB	`rgb(110, 85, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 33.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 13%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 23%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 5%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.3, 14.07, -7.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.3, 15.95, 331.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.228, 10.832, 14.809)`
Decimal	`7230825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E5569, 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 #6E5569	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E5569 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #6E5569 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e5569; }
.text { color: #6e5569; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e5569; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 85 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e5569, #6e555c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6E5569?: #6E5569 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E5569?: The RGB value is 110, 85, 105: 110 red, 85 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E5569?: The complementary color is #556E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E5569?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.