What color is #6C685E?

#6C685E is a gray known as Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Catch of the Day?

The RGB value is 108, 104, 94: 108 red, 104 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Catch of the Day?

The complementary color is #5E626C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C685E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Catch of the Day color: hex code #6C685E

#6C685E rgb(108, 104, 94)

Shades of gray

Catch of the Day has the hex code #6C685E. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 40.8% green and 36.9% blue (108, 104, 94).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 7% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 58% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

Catch of the Day (#6C685E) color codes

HEX	`#6C685E`
RGB	`rgb(108, 104, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 40.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 7%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 13%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 13%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.08, -0.35, 6.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.08, 6.2, 93.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.155, 13.897, 12.577)`
Decimal	`7104606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Catch of the Day, 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 #6C685E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C685E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #6C685E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c685e; }
.text { color: #6c685e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c685e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 104 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c685e, #696c5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

See #6C685E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6C685E?: #6C685E is a gray known as Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Catch of the Day?: The RGB value is 108, 104, 94: 108 red, 104 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Catch of the Day?: The complementary color is #5E626C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C685E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.