#6F5166Hibernation (#6F5166) is a dark, muted magenta with an OKLCH hue of 338°, lightness 0.47 and chroma 0.051. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #6F5166 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(111, 81, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(318, 16%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(318, 27%, 44%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 8%, 56%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(38.2 16.3 -7.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.474 0.051 338) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Hibernation shifts subtly: drifts toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#724f5f — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: drifts toward pink#725164 — ΔE 0.6, shifts subtly: leans toward red#6f5166 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#6f5167 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Hibernation in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 6.9:1 and against black 3.04:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#c0a6b8 · #9b7f93 · #6f5166 · #54394c · #311b2b · #12030e
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#9e7077 · #8c5d70 · #6f5166 · #5d3e62 · #443256 · #2c2747
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#cfaca6 · #c0857b · #8d716c · #6f5166 · #56334d · #3a1b32
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#9bd3b2 · #ad94a5 · #857780 · #6f5166 · #4d3646 · #2b1e27
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ecf4ef · #b8aeb5 · #727774 · #6f5166 · #4a4047 · #000201
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#fbedf6 · #d3c3ce · #6f5166 · #2f1a29 · #0b0007 · #dd63c0
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#fbedf6 · #d3c3ce · #6f5166 · #2f1a29 · #0b0007 · #dfc34d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dfd7b1 · #9ab26e · #8d6ca6 · #6f5166 · #304132 · #22060a
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e6f7ec · #a7b991 · #39847e · #6f5166 · #3a4a23 · #000202
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f6f2e1 · #bcb387 · #3b8093 · #6f5166 · #0d4b5a · #040200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fcefe2 · #ccab89 · #4e8364 · #6f5166 · #264664 · #000401
#856A7D · #9C8394 · #B39EAC · #CBB9C5 · #E3D5DF
#5D4255 · #4C3445 · #3B2735 · #2B1A26 · #1C0D18
#6B5364 · #675662 · #635860
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.