#6d596f

Color #6d596f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 16.13 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#6d596f

RGB

rgb(109, 89, 111)

HSL

hsl(294.5, 11%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(294.5, 19.8%, 43.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.8%, 19.8%, 0%, 56.5%)

LAB

lab(40.48, 12.48, -9.44)

LCH

lch(40.48, 15.65, 322.9)

OKLCH

oklch(49.2%, 0.0424, 323.24)

HWB

hwb(294.5, 34.9%, 56.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5b6f59

Analogous

#62596f

#6d596f

#6f5966

Triadic

#6d596f

#6f6d59

#596f6d

Split-complementary

#6d596f

#666f59

#596f62

Tetradic

#6d596f

#6f595b

#5b6f59

#596f6d

Square

#6d596f

#6f6259

#5b6f59

#59666f

Shades

Color #6d596f mixed toward black.

#5b4a5c

#493b4a

#362c37

#241e25

#120f12

Tints

Color #6d596f mixed toward white.

#89708c

#a18ca3

#b8a9ba

#d0c6d1

#e7e2e8

Tones

Color #6d596f mixed toward gray.

#6b5b6d

#6a5d6b

#685e69

#676068

#656266

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.31:1

White text reads better on this background (6.35:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#65656a · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#666769 · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#6c6665 · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 14.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6d596f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6d596f]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#6d596f (#6d596f) is rgb(109, 89, 111) in RGB.

No, #6d596f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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