What color is #6E5B77?

#6E5B77 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E5B77?

The RGB value is 110, 91, 119: 110 red, 91 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E5B77?

The complementary color is #64775B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E5B77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E5B77 color

#6E5B77 rgb(110, 91, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E5B77 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 35.7% green and 46.7% blue (110, 91, 119).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 13% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#6E5B77 color codes

HEX	`#6E5B77`
RGB	`rgb(110, 91, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 35.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 13%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 24%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 24%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.42, 13.38, -12.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.42, 18.6, 316.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.501, 12.129, 19.079)`
Decimal	`7232375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E5B77, 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 #6E5B77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E5B77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #6E5B77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e5b77; }
.text { color: #6e5b77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e5b77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 91 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e5b77, #775b72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6E5B77?: #6E5B77 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E5B77?: The RGB value is 110, 91, 119: 110 red, 91 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E5B77?: The complementary color is #64775B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E5B77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.