What color is #6A6360?

#6A6360 is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A6360?

The RGB value is 106, 99, 96: 106 red, 99 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6360?

The complementary color is #60676A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6360?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6360 color

#6A6360 rgb(106, 99, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A6360 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 38.8% green and 37.6% blue (106, 99, 96).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 5% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% 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 5.89:1).

#6A6360 color codes

HEX	`#6A6360`
RGB	`rgb(106, 99, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 38.8%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 5%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 9%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 9%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.51, 2.19, 2.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.51, 3.47, 50.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.517, 12.833, 12.882)`
Decimal	`6972256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6360, 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 #6A6360	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6360 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #6A6360 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6360; }
.text { color: #6a6360; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6360; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 99 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6360, #6a6860); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6A6360?: #6A6360 is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A6360?: The RGB value is 106, 99, 96: 106 red, 99 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6360?: The complementary color is #60676A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6360?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.