What color is #6A6558?

#6A6558 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A6558?

The RGB value is 106, 101, 88: 106 red, 101 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6558?

The complementary color is #585D6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6558?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6558 color

#6A6558 rgb(106, 101, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A6558 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 39.6% green and 34.5% blue (106, 101, 88).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 9% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 17% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Catch of the Day (#6C685E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#6A6558 color codes

HEX	`#6A6558`
RGB	`rgb(106, 101, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 39.6%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 9%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 17%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 17%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.88, -0.48, 8.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.88, 8.09, 93.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.359, 13.076, 11.104)`
Decimal	`6972760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6558, 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 #6A6558	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6558 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #6A6558 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6558; }
.text { color: #6a6558; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6558; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 101 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6558, #666a58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A6558?: #6A6558 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A6558?: The RGB value is 106, 101, 88: 106 red, 101 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6558?: The complementary color is #585D6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6558?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.