What color is #6A5156?

#6A5156 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A5156?

The RGB value is 106, 81, 86: 106 red, 81 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A5156?

The complementary color is #516A65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A5156?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A5156 color

#6A5156 rgb(106, 81, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A5156 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 31.8% green and 33.7% blue (106, 81, 86).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 13% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 19% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#6A5156 color codes

HEX	`#6A5156`
RGB	`rgb(106, 81, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 31.8%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 13%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 24%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 19%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.15, 11.3, 1.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.15, 11.36, 5.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.566, 9.621, 10.103)`
Decimal	`6967638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A5156, 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 #6A5156	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A5156 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #6A5156 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a5156; }
.text { color: #6a5156; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a5156; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 81 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a5156, #6a5951); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6A5156?: #6A5156 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A5156?: The RGB value is 106, 81, 86: 106 red, 81 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A5156?: The complementary color is #516A65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A5156?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.