What color is #6C5859?

#6C5859 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 #6C5859?

The RGB value is 108, 88, 89: 108 red, 88 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C5859?

The complementary color is #586C6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C5859?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C5859 color

#6C5859 rgb(108, 88, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C5859 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 34.5% green and 34.9% blue (108, 88, 89).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 10% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 18% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#6C5859 color codes

HEX	`#6C5859`
RGB	`rgb(108, 88, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 34.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 10%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 19%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 18%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.39, 8.37, 2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.39, 8.74, 16.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.477, 10.889, 10.947)`
Decimal	`7100505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C5859, 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 #6C5859	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C5859 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #6C5859 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c5859; }
.text { color: #6c5859; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c5859; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 88 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c5859, #6c6158); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6C5859?: #6C5859 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 #6C5859?: The RGB value is 108, 88, 89: 108 red, 88 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C5859?: The complementary color is #586C6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C5859?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.