What color is #6A5A63?

#6A5A63 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A5A63?

The RGB value is 106, 90, 99: 106 red, 90 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A5A63?

The complementary color is #5A6A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A5A63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A5A63 color

#6A5A63 rgb(106, 90, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A5A63 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 35.3% green and 38.8% blue (106, 90, 99).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 8% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 7% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#6A5A63 color codes

HEX	`#6A5A63`
RGB	`rgb(106, 90, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 35.3%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 8%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 15%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 7%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.04, 8.23, -2.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.04, 8.67, 341.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.852, 11.278, 13.354)`
Decimal	`6969955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A5A63, 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 #6A5A63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A5A63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #6A5A63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a5a63; }
.text { color: #6a5a63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a5a63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 90 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a5a63, #6a5a5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6A5A63?: #6A5A63 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A5A63?: The RGB value is 106, 90, 99: 106 red, 90 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A5A63?: The complementary color is #5A6A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A5A63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.