What color is #6F536E?

#6F536E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F536E?

The RGB value is 111, 83, 110: 111 red, 83 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F536E?

The complementary color is #536F54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F536E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F536E color

#6F536E rgb(111, 83, 110)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F536E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 32.5% green and 43.1% blue (111, 83, 110).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 14% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 1% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#6F536E color codes

HEX	`#6F536E`
RGB	`rgb(111, 83, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 32.5%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 14%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 25%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 1%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.06, 16.7, -10.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.06, 19.98, 326.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.463, 10.692, 16.156)`
Decimal	`7295854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F536E, 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 #6F536E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F536E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #6F536E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f536e; }
.text { color: #6f536e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f536e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 83 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f536e, #6f5360); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6F536E?: #6F536E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F536E?: The RGB value is 111, 83, 110: 111 red, 83 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F536E?: The complementary color is #536F54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F536E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.