What color is #6C5758?

#6C5758 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 #6C5758?

The RGB value is 108, 87, 88: 108 red, 87 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C5758?

The complementary color is #576C6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C5758?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C5758 color

#6C5758 rgb(108, 87, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C5758 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 34.1% green and 34.5% blue (108, 87, 88).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 11% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 19% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6C5758 color codes

HEX	`#6C5758`
RGB	`rgb(108, 87, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 34.1%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 11%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 19%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 19%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.09, 8.81, 2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.09, 9.21, 16.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.354, 10.71, 10.7)`
Decimal	`7100248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C5758, 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 #6C5758	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C5758 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #6C5758 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c5758; }
.text { color: #6c5758; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c5758; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 87 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c5758, #6c6157); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6C5758?: #6C5758 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 #6C5758?: The RGB value is 108, 87, 88: 108 red, 87 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C5758?: The complementary color is #576C6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C5758?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.