What color is #6A585B?

#6A585B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A585B?

The RGB value is 106, 88, 91: 106 red, 88 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A585B?

The complementary color is #586A67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A585B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A585B color

#6A585B rgb(106, 88, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A585B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 34.5% green and 35.7% blue (106, 88, 91).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 9% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 14% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#6A585B color codes

HEX	`#6A585B`
RGB	`rgb(106, 88, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 34.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 9%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 17%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 14%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.24, 7.91, 1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.24, 7.98, 7.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.322, 10.799, 11.384)`
Decimal	`6969435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A585B, 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 #6A585B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A585B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #6A585B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a585b; }
.text { color: #6a585b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a585b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 88 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a585b, #6a5e58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6A585B?: #6A585B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A585B?: The RGB value is 106, 88, 91: 106 red, 88 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A585B?: The complementary color is #586A67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A585B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.