What color is #6A5D5C?

#6A5D5C is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A5D5C?

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

What is the complementary color of #6A5D5C?

The complementary color is #5C696A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A5D5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A5D5C color

#6A5D5C rgb(106, 93, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A5D5C is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 4°, with 7% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 13% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Smokescreen (#5E5755), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#6A5D5C color codes

HEX	`#6A5D5C`
RGB	`rgb(106, 93, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 36.5%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 7%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 13%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 13%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.68, 5.05, 2.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.68, 5.63, 26.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.79, 11.666, 11.754)`
Decimal	`6970716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A5D5C, 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 #6A5D5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A5D5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #6A5D5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a5d5c; }
.text { color: #6a5d5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a5d5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 93 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a5d5c, #6a645c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6A5D5C?: #6A5D5C is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A5D5C?: The RGB value is 106, 93, 92: 106 red, 93 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A5D5C?: The complementary color is #5C696A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A5D5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.