What color is #6A5C64?

#6A5C64 is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A5C64?

The RGB value is 106, 92, 100: 106 red, 92 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A5C64?

The complementary color is #5C6A62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A5C64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A5C64 color

#6A5C64 rgb(106, 92, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A5C64 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 36.1% green and 39.2% blue (106, 92, 100).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 7% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 6% 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 6.31:1).

#6A5C64 color codes

HEX	`#6A5C64`
RGB	`rgb(106, 92, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 36.1%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 7%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 13%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 6%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.64, 7.21, -2.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.64, 7.62, 340.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.071, 11.639, 13.665)`
Decimal	`6970468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A5C64, 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 #6A5C64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A5C64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #6A5C64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a5c64; }
.text { color: #6a5c64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a5c64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 92 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a5c64, #6a5c5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A5C64?: #6A5C64 is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A5C64?: The RGB value is 106, 92, 100: 106 red, 92 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A5C64?: The complementary color is #5C6A62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A5C64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.