What color is #6A5C5D?

#6A5C5D is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A5C5D?

The RGB value is 106, 92, 93: 106 red, 92 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A5C5D?

The complementary color is #5C6A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A5C5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A5C5D color

#6A5C5D rgb(106, 92, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A5C5D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 36.1% green and 36.5% blue (106, 92, 93).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 7% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 12% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#6A5C5D color codes

HEX	`#6A5C5D`
RGB	`rgb(106, 92, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 36.1%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 7%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 13%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 12%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.42, 5.84, 1.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.42, 6.04, 14.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.747, 11.509, 11.956)`
Decimal	`6970461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A5C5D, 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 #6A5C5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A5C5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #6A5C5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a5c5d; }
.text { color: #6a5c5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a5c5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 92 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a5c5d, #6a625c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6A5C5D?: #6A5C5D is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A5C5D?: The RGB value is 106, 92, 93: 106 red, 92 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A5C5D?: The complementary color is #5C6A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A5C5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.