What color is #6A565E?

#6A565E 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 #6A565E?

The RGB value is 106, 86, 94: 106 red, 86 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A565E?

The complementary color is #566A62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A565E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A565E color

#6A565E rgb(106, 86, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A565E is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 33.7% green and 36.9% blue (106, 86, 94).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 10% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 11% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#6A565E color codes

HEX	`#6A565E`
RGB	`rgb(106, 86, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 33.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 10%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 19%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 11%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.77, 9.7, -1.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.77, 9.82, 351.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.292, 10.528, 12.025)`
Decimal	`6968926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A565E, 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 #6A565E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A565E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #6A565E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a565e; }
.text { color: #6a565e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a565e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 86 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a565e, #6a5856); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6A565E?: #6A565E 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 #6A565E?: The RGB value is 106, 86, 94: 106 red, 86 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A565E?: The complementary color is #566A62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A565E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.