What color is #6B555F?

#6B555F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B555F?

The RGB value is 107, 85, 95: 107 red, 85 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B555F?

The complementary color is #556B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B555F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B555F color

#6B555F rgb(107, 85, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B555F is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 33.3% green and 37.3% blue (107, 85, 95).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 11% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 11% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#6B555F color codes

HEX	`#6B555F`
RGB	`rgb(107, 85, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 33.3%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 11%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 21%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 11%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.64, 10.91, -2.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.64, 11.16, 347.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.377, 10.449, 12.242)`
Decimal	`7034207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B555F, 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 #6B555F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B555F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	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 #6B555F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b555f; }
.text { color: #6b555f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b555f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 85 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b555f, #6b5655); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6B555F?: #6B555F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B555F?: The RGB value is 107, 85, 95: 107 red, 85 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B555F?: The complementary color is #556B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B555F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.