What color is #6B565C?

#6B565C 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 #6B565C?

The RGB value is 107, 86, 92: 107 red, 86 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B565C?

The complementary color is #566B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B565C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B565C color

#6B565C rgb(107, 86, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B565C is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 33.7% green and 36.1% blue (107, 86, 92).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 11% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 14% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#6B565C color codes

HEX	`#6B565C`
RGB	`rgb(107, 86, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 33.7%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 11%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 20%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 14%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.82, 9.73, -0.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.82, 9.73, 358.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.323, 10.554, 11.564)`
Decimal	`7034460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B565C, 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 #6B565C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B565C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #6B565C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b565c; }
.text { color: #6b565c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b565c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 86 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b565c, #6b5b56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6B565C?: #6B565C 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 #6B565C?: The RGB value is 107, 86, 92: 107 red, 86 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B565C?: The complementary color is #566B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B565C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.