What color is #6A555E?

#6A555E 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 #6A555E?

The RGB value is 106, 85, 94: 106 red, 85 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A555E?

The complementary color is #556A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A555E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A555E color

#6A555E rgb(106, 85, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A555E is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 33.3% green and 36.9% blue (106, 85, 94).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 11% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 11% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#6A555E color codes

HEX	`#6A555E`
RGB	`rgb(106, 85, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 33.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 11%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 20%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 11%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.5, 10.32, -1.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.5, 10.5, 349.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.213, 10.37, 11.998)`
Decimal	`6968670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A555E, 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 #6A555E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A555E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	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 #6A555E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a555e; }
.text { color: #6a555e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a555e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 85 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a555e, #6a5655); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6A555E?: #6A555E 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 #6A555E?: The RGB value is 106, 85, 94: 106 red, 85 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A555E?: The complementary color is #556A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A555E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.