What color is #6F596F?

#6F596F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F596F?

The RGB value is 111, 89, 111: 111 red, 89 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F596F?

The complementary color is #596F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F596F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F596F color

#6F596F rgb(111, 89, 111)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F596F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 34.9% green and 43.5% blue (111, 89, 111).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 11% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#6F596F color codes

HEX	`#6F596F`
RGB	`rgb(111, 89, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 34.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 11%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 20%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.69, 13.24, -9.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.69, 16.07, 325.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.997, 11.672, 16.604)`
Decimal	`7297391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F596F, 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 #6F596F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F596F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #6F596F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f596f; }
.text { color: #6f596f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f596f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 89 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f596f, #6f5964); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6F596F?: #6F596F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F596F?: The RGB value is 111, 89, 111: 111 red, 89 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F596F?: The complementary color is #596F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F596F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.