What color is #6F5F72?

#6F5F72 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F5F72?

The RGB value is 111, 95, 114: 111 red, 95 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F5F72?

The complementary color is #62725F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F5F72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F5F72 color

#6F5F72 rgb(111, 95, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F5F72 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 37.3% green and 44.7% blue (111, 95, 114).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 9% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#6F5F72 color codes

HEX	`#6F5F72`
RGB	`rgb(111, 95, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 37.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 9%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 17%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 17%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.43, 10.21, -8.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.43, 13.18, 320.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.685, 12.779, 17.662)`
Decimal	`7298930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F5F72, 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 #6F5F72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F5F72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #6F5F72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f5f72; }
.text { color: #6f5f72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f5f72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 95 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f5f72, #725f6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6F5F72?: #6F5F72 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F5F72?: The RGB value is 111, 95, 114: 111 red, 95 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F5F72?: The complementary color is #62725F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F5F72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.