What color is #6C575F?

#6C575F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C575F?

The RGB value is 108, 87, 95: 108 red, 87 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C575F?

The complementary color is #576C64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C575F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C575F color

#6C575F rgb(108, 87, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C575F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 34.1% green and 37.3% blue (108, 87, 95).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 11% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 12% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#6C575F color codes

HEX	`#6C575F`
RGB	`rgb(108, 87, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 34.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 11%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 19%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 12%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.29, 10.09, -1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.29, 10.18, 352.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.658, 10.831, 12.301)`
Decimal	`7100255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C575F, 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 #6C575F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C575F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #6C575F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c575f; }
.text { color: #6c575f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c575f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 87 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c575f, #6c5a57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6C575F?: #6C575F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C575F?: The RGB value is 108, 87, 95: 108 red, 87 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C575F?: The complementary color is #576C64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C575F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.