What color is #6A615F?

#6A615F is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A615F?

The RGB value is 106, 97, 95: 106 red, 97 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A615F?

The complementary color is #5F686A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A615F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A615F color

#6A615F rgb(106, 97, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A615F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 38% green and 37.3% blue (106, 97, 95).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 5% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Caveman (#625C58), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#6A615F color codes

HEX	`#6A615F`
RGB	`rgb(106, 97, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 38%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 5%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 10%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.91, 3.2, 2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.91, 4.02, 37.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.284, 12.44, 12.578)`
Decimal	`6971743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A615F, 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 #6A615F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A615F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #6A615F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a615f; }
.text { color: #6a615f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a615f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 97 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a615f, #6a675f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A615F?: #6A615F is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A615F?: The RGB value is 106, 97, 95: 106 red, 97 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A615F?: The complementary color is #5F686A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A615F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.