What color is #6A645D?

#6A645D is a gray, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A645D?

The RGB value is 106, 100, 93: 106 red, 100 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A645D?

The complementary color is #5D636A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A645D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A645D color

#6A645D rgb(106, 100, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A645D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 39.2% green and 36.5% blue (106, 100, 93).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 7% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Catch of the Day (#6C685E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#6A645D color codes

HEX	`#6A645D`
RGB	`rgb(106, 100, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 39.2%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 7%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 12%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 12%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.72, 1.02, 4.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.72, 4.92, 78.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.477, 12.969, 12.2)`
Decimal	`6972509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A645D, 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 #6A645D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A645D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #6A645D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a645d; }
.text { color: #6a645d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a645d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 100 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a645d, #6a6a5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A645D?: #6A645D is a gray, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A645D?: The RGB value is 106, 100, 93: 106 red, 100 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A645D?: The complementary color is #5D636A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A645D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.