Close to Eggplant
#6E596E
#6E596E is a mid-tone neutral gray, close to the color Eggplant. In RGB it’s made of 43.1% red, 34.9% green, and 43.1% blue. Its hue is 300°, with 11% saturation and 39% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #6E596E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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3.32:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #6E596E as they’d see it.
#6E596E in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #6E596E
What color is #6E596E?
#6E596E is a mid-tone neutral gray, close to the color Eggplant. In RGB it’s made of 43.1% red, 34.9% green, and 43.1% blue. Its hue is 300°, with 11% saturation and 39% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #6E596E in RGB?
#6E596E is rgb(110, 89, 110): 110 red, 89 green, and 110 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #6E596E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 19, 0, 57). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #6E596E?
PANTONE 437 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #6E596E?
Its complement #506550 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.