What color is #6F5667?

#6F5667 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F5667?

The RGB value is 111, 86, 103: 111 red, 86 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F5667?

The complementary color is #566F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F5667?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F5667 color

#6F5667 rgb(111, 86, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F5667 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 33.7% green and 40.4% blue (111, 86, 103).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 7% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#6F5667 color codes

HEX	`#6F5667`
RGB	`rgb(111, 86, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 33.7%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 23%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 7%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.61, 13.44, -5.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.61, 14.64, 336.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.331, 11.015, 14.306)`
Decimal	`7296615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F5667, 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 #6F5667	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F5667 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	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 #6F5667 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f5667; }
.text { color: #6f5667; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f5667; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 86 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f5667, #6f565a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6F5667?: #6F5667 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F5667?: The RGB value is 111, 86, 103: 111 red, 86 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F5667?: The complementary color is #566F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F5667?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.