What color is #6F5865?

#6F5865 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F5865?

The RGB value is 111, 88, 101: 111 red, 88 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F5865?

The complementary color is #586F62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F5865?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F5865 color

#6F5865 rgb(111, 88, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F5865 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 34.5% green and 39.6% blue (111, 88, 101).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 12% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 9% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#6F5865 color codes

HEX	`#6F5865`
RGB	`rgb(111, 88, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 34.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 12%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 21%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 9%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.08, 11.83, -3.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.08, 12.44, 341.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.394, 11.299, 13.837)`
Decimal	`7297125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F5865, 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 #6F5865	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F5865 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #6F5865 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f5865; }
.text { color: #6f5865; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f5865; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 88 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f5865, #6f585a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6F5865?: #6F5865 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F5865?: The RGB value is 111, 88, 101: 111 red, 88 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F5865?: The complementary color is #586F62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F5865?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.