What color is #6E5A6A?

#6E5A6A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E5A6A?

The RGB value is 110, 90, 106: 110 red, 90 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E5A6A?

The complementary color is #5A6E5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E5A6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E5A6A color

#6E5A6A rgb(110, 90, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E5A6A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 35.3% green and 41.6% blue (110, 90, 106).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 10% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 4% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#6E5A6A color codes

HEX	`#6E5A6A`
RGB	`rgb(110, 90, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 35.3%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 10%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 18%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 4%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.68, 11.21, -6.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.68, 12.74, 331.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.688, 11.668, 15.217)`
Decimal	`7232106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E5A6A, 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 #6E5A6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E5A6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #6E5A6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e5a6a; }
.text { color: #6e5a6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e5a6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 90 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e5a6a, #6e5a60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6E5A6A?: #6E5A6A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E5A6A?: The RGB value is 110, 90, 106: 110 red, 90 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E5A6A?: The complementary color is #5A6E5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E5A6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.