What color is #6A6958?

#6A6958 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A6958?

The RGB value is 106, 105, 88: 106 red, 105 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6958?

The complementary color is #58596A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6958?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6958 color

#6A6958 rgb(106, 105, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A6958 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 41.2% green and 34.5% blue (106, 105, 88).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 9% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 17% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#6A6958 color codes

HEX	`#6A6958`
RGB	`rgb(106, 105, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 41.2%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 9%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 17%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 17%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.05, -2.83, 9.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.05, 10.13, 106.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.757, 13.872, 11.236)`
Decimal	`6973784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6958, 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 #6A6958	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6958 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #6A6958 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6958; }
.text { color: #6a6958; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6958; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 105 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6958, #626a58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #6A6958?: #6A6958 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A6958?: The RGB value is 106, 105, 88: 106 red, 105 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6958?: The complementary color is #58596A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6958?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.