What color is #6C525C?

#6C525C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C525C?

The RGB value is 108, 82, 92: 108 red, 82 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C525C?

The complementary color is #526C62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C525C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C525C color

#6C525C rgb(108, 82, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C525C is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 32.2% green and 36.1% blue (108, 82, 92).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 14% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 15% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#6C525C color codes

HEX	`#6C525C`
RGB	`rgb(108, 82, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 32.2%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 14%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 24%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 15%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.84, 12.6, -1.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.84, 12.7, 352.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.133, 9.996, 11.466)`
Decimal	`7098972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C525C, 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 #6C525C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C525C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #6C525C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c525c; }
.text { color: #6c525c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c525c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 82 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c525c, #6c5552); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6C525C?: #6C525C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C525C?: The RGB value is 108, 82, 92: 108 red, 82 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C525C?: The complementary color is #526C62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C525C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.