What color is #6B5B5B?

#6B5B5B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B5B5B?

The RGB value is 107, 91, 91: 107 red, 91 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B5B5B?

The complementary color is #5B6B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B5B5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B5B5B color

#6B5B5B rgb(107, 91, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B5B5B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 35.7% green and 35.7% blue (107, 91, 91).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 8% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 15% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#6B5B5B color codes

HEX	`#6B5B5B`
RGB	`rgb(107, 91, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 35.7%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 8%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 15%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 15%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.19, 6.49, 2.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.19, 6.92, 20.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.693, 11.364, 11.473)`
Decimal	`7035739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B5B5B, 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 #6B5B5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B5B5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #6B5B5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b5b5b; }
.text { color: #6b5b5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b5b5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 91 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b5b5b, #6b635b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6B5B5B?: #6B5B5B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B5B5B?: The RGB value is 107, 91, 91: 107 red, 91 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B5B5B?: The complementary color is #5B6B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B5B5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.