What color is #6E637C?

#6E637C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E637C?

The RGB value is 110, 99, 124: 110 red, 99 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E637C?

The complementary color is #717C63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E637C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E637C color

#6E637C rgb(110, 99, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E637C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 38.8% green and 48.6% blue (110, 99, 124).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 11% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#6E637C color codes

HEX	`#6E637C`
RGB	`rgb(110, 99, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 38.8%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 11%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 20%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 20%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.79, 9.63, -12.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.79, 15.67, 307.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.53, 13.694, 20.943)`
Decimal	`7234428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E637C, 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 #6E637C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E637C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #6E637C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e637c; }
.text { color: #6e637c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e637c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 99 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e637c, #7b637c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E637C?: #6E637C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E637C?: The RGB value is 110, 99, 124: 110 red, 99 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E637C?: The complementary color is #717C63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E637C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.