What color is #6A625B?

#6A625B is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A625B?

The RGB value is 106, 98, 91: 106 red, 98 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A625B?

The complementary color is #5B636A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A625B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A625B color

#6A625B rgb(106, 98, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A625B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 38.4% green and 35.7% blue (106, 98, 91).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 8% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Caveman (#625C58), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#6A625B color codes

HEX	`#6A625B`
RGB	`rgb(106, 98, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 38.4%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 8%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 14%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 14%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.09, 1.85, 5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.09, 5.45, 70.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.2, 12.555, 11.676)`
Decimal	`6971995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A625B, 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 #6A625B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A625B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #6A625B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a625b; }
.text { color: #6a625b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a625b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 98 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a625b, #6a6a5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A625B?: #6A625B is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A625B?: The RGB value is 106, 98, 91: 106 red, 98 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A625B?: The complementary color is #5B636A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A625B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.