What color is #6A575C?

#6A575C 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 #6A575C?

The RGB value is 106, 87, 92: 106 red, 87 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A575C?

The complementary color is #576A65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A575C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A575C color

#6A575C rgb(106, 87, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A575C is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 34.1% green and 36.1% blue (106, 87, 92).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 10% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 13% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#6A575C color codes

HEX	`#6A575C`
RGB	`rgb(106, 87, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 34.1%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 10%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 18%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 13%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.99, 8.71, 0.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.99, 8.71, 0.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.284, 10.654, 11.585)`
Decimal	`6969180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A575C, 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 #6A575C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A575C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #6A575C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a575c; }
.text { color: #6a575c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a575c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 87 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a575c, #6a5c57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6A575C?: #6A575C 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 #6A575C?: The RGB value is 106, 87, 92: 106 red, 87 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A575C?: The complementary color is #576A65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A575C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.