What color is #6A545F?

#6A545F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A545F?

The RGB value is 106, 84, 95: 106 red, 84 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A545F?

The complementary color is #546A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A545F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A545F color

#6A545F rgb(106, 84, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A545F is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 32.9% green and 37.3% blue (106, 84, 95).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 12% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 10% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#6A545F color codes

HEX	`#6A545F`
RGB	`rgb(106, 84, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 32.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 12%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 21%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 10%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.25, 11.13, -2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.25, 11.5, 345.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.18, 10.231, 12.21)`
Decimal	`6968415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A545F, 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 #6A545F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A545F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	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 #6A545F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a545f; }
.text { color: #6a545f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a545f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 84 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a545f, #6a5454); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6A545F?: #6A545F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A545F?: The RGB value is 106, 84, 95: 106 red, 84 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A545F?: The complementary color is #546A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A545F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.