What color is #6A6E5C?

#6A6E5C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A6E5C?

The RGB value is 106, 110, 92: 106 red, 110 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6E5C?

The complementary color is #605C6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6E5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6E5C color

#6A6E5C rgb(106, 110, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A6E5C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 43.1% green and 36.1% blue (106, 110, 92).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 9% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#6A6E5C color codes

HEX	`#6A6E5C`
RGB	`rgb(106, 110, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 43.1%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 9%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 16%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 16%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.62, -5.04, 9.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.62, 10.79, 117.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.451, 14.989, 12.308)`
Decimal	`6975068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6E5C, 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 #6A6E5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6E5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #6A6E5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6e5c; }
.text { color: #6a6e5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6e5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 110 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6e5c, #616e5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #6A6E5C?: #6A6E5C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A6E5C?: The RGB value is 106, 110, 92: 106 red, 110 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6E5C?: The complementary color is #605C6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6E5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.