What color is #6A504C?

#6A504C is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Liver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A504C?

The RGB value is 106, 80, 76: 106 red, 80 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A504C?

The complementary color is #4C666A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A504C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A504C color

#6A504C rgb(106, 80, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A504C is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 31.4% green and 29.8% blue (106, 80, 76).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 16% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 28% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Liver (#654A46), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#6A504C color codes

HEX	`#6A504C`
RGB	`rgb(106, 80, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 31.4%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 16%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 28%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 28%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.6, 10.24, 6.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.6, 12.16, 32.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.117, 9.324, 8.103)`
Decimal	`6967372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A504C, 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 #6A504C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A504C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #6A504C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a504c; }
.text { color: #6a504c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a504c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 80 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a504c, #6a5f4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6A504C?: #6A504C is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Liver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A504C?: The RGB value is 106, 80, 76: 106 red, 80 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A504C?: The complementary color is #4C666A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A504C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.