What color is #6C5662?

#6C5662 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C5662?

The RGB value is 108, 86, 98: 108 red, 86 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C5662?

The complementary color is #566C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C5662?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C5662 color

#6C5662 rgb(108, 86, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C5662 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 33.7% green and 38.4% blue (108, 86, 98).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 11% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 9% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#6C5662 color codes

HEX	`#6C5662`
RGB	`rgb(108, 86, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 33.7%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 11%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 20%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 9%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.11, 11.28, -3.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.11, 11.8, 342.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.717, 10.726, 13.006)`
Decimal	`7100002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C5662, 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 #6C5662	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C5662 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #6C5662 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c5662; }
.text { color: #6c5662; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c5662; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 86 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c5662, #6c5657); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6C5662?: #6C5662 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C5662?: The RGB value is 108, 86, 98: 108 red, 86 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C5662?: The complementary color is #566C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C5662?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.