What color is #6E6678?

#6E6678 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6678?

The RGB value is 110, 102, 120: 110 red, 102 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6678?

The complementary color is #707866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6678?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6678 color

#6E6678 rgb(110, 102, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E6678 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 40% green and 47.1% blue (110, 102, 120).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 8% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#6E6678 color codes

HEX	`#6E6678`
RGB	`rgb(110, 102, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 40%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 8%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 15%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 15%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.48, 6.91, -8.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.48, 11.27, 307.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.571, 14.174, 19.734)`
Decimal	`7235192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6678, 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 #6E6678	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6678 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #6E6678 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6678; }
.text { color: #6e6678; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6678; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 102 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6678, #776678); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E6678?: #6E6678 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6678?: The RGB value is 110, 102, 120: 110 red, 102 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6678?: The complementary color is #707866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6678?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.