What color is #6A525D?

#6A525D is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A525D?

The RGB value is 106, 82, 93: 106 red, 82 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A525D?

The complementary color is #526A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A525D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A525D color

#6A525D rgb(106, 82, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A525D is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 32.2% green and 36.5% blue (106, 82, 93).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 13% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 12% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#6A525D color codes

HEX	`#6A525D`
RGB	`rgb(106, 82, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 32.2%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 13%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 23%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 12%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.64, 11.97, -2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.64, 12.24, 347.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.937, 9.889, 11.687)`
Decimal	`6967901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A525D, 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 #6A525D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A525D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #6A525D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a525d; }
.text { color: #6a525d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a525d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 82 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a525d, #6a5352); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A525D?: #6A525D is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A525D?: The RGB value is 106, 82, 93: 106 red, 82 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A525D?: The complementary color is #526A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A525D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.