What color is #6C5862?

#6C5862 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C5862?

The RGB value is 108, 88, 98: 108 red, 88 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C5862?

The complementary color is #586C62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C5862?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C5862 color

#6C5862 rgb(108, 88, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C5862 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 34.5% green and 38.4% blue (108, 88, 98).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 10% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 9% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#6C5862 color codes

HEX	`#6C5862`
RGB	`rgb(108, 88, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 34.5%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 10%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 19%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 9%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.66, 10.05, -2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.66, 10.4, 345.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.879, 11.05, 13.06)`
Decimal	`7100514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C5862, 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 #6C5862	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C5862 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #6C5862 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c5862; }
.text { color: #6c5862; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c5862; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 88 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c5862, #6c5858); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6C5862?: #6C5862 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C5862?: The RGB value is 108, 88, 98: 108 red, 88 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C5862?: The complementary color is #586C62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C5862?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.