What color is #6F5F79?

#6F5F79 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F5F79?

The RGB value is 111, 95, 121: 111 red, 95 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F5F79?

The complementary color is #69795F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F5F79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F5F79 color

#6F5F79 rgb(111, 95, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F5F79 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 37.3% green and 47.5% blue (111, 95, 121).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#6F5F79 color codes

HEX	`#6F5F79`
RGB	`rgb(111, 95, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 37.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 21%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.68, 11.75, -12.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.68, 16.95, 313.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.098, 12.945, 19.841)`
Decimal	`7298937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F5F79, 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 #6F5F79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F5F79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #6F5F79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f5f79; }
.text { color: #6f5f79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f5f79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 95 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f5f79, #795f76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6F5F79?: #6F5F79 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F5F79?: The RGB value is 111, 95, 121: 111 red, 95 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F5F79?: The complementary color is #69795F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F5F79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.