What color is #6B615D?

#6B615D is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B615D?

The RGB value is 107, 97, 93: 107 red, 97 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B615D?

The complementary color is #5D676B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B615D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B615D color

#6B615D rgb(107, 97, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B615D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 38% green and 36.5% blue (107, 97, 93).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 7% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Caveman (#625C58), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#6B615D color codes

HEX	`#6B615D`
RGB	`rgb(107, 97, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 38%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 7%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 13%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 13%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.95, 3.23, 3.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.95, 4.93, 49.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.314, 12.466, 12.111)`
Decimal	`7037277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B615D, 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 #6B615D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B615D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #6B615D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b615d; }
.text { color: #6b615d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b615d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 97 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b615d, #6b685d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B615D?: #6B615D is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B615D?: The RGB value is 107, 97, 93: 107 red, 97 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B615D?: The complementary color is #5D676B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B615D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.