What color is #6E596B?

#6E596B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E596B?

The RGB value is 110, 89, 107: 110 red, 89 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E596B?

The complementary color is #596E5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E596B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E596B color

#6E596B rgb(110, 89, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E596B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 34.9% green and 42% blue (110, 89, 107).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 11% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 3% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#6E596B color codes

HEX	`#6E596B`
RGB	`rgb(110, 89, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 34.9%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 11%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 19%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 3%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.45, 12.03, -7.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.45, 13.93, 329.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.656, 11.522, 15.464)`
Decimal	`7231851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E596B, 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 #6E596B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E596B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #6E596B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e596b; }
.text { color: #6e596b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e596b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 89 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e596b, #6e5961); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6E596B?: #6E596B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E596B?: The RGB value is 110, 89, 107: 110 red, 89 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E596B?: The complementary color is #596E5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E596B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.