What color is #6F465B?

#6F465B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F465B?

The RGB value is 111, 70, 91: 111 red, 70 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F465B?

The complementary color is #466F5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F465B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F465B color

#6F465B rgb(111, 70, 91)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F465B is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 27.5% green and 35.7% blue (111, 70, 91).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 23% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 18% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#6F465B color codes

HEX	`#6F465B`
RGB	`rgb(111, 70, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 27.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 23%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 37%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 18%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.03, 20.95, -5.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.03, 21.56, 346.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.634, 8.516, 10.979)`
Decimal	`7292507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F465B, 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 #6F465B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F465B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #6F465B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f465b; }
.text { color: #6f465b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f465b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 70 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f465b, #6f4647); }

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Questions

What color is #6F465B?: #6F465B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F465B?: The RGB value is 111, 70, 91: 111 red, 70 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F465B?: The complementary color is #466F5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F465B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.