What color is #6C5958?

#6C5958 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Pretzel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C5958?

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

What is the complementary color of #6C5958?

The complementary color is #586B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C5958?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C5958 color

#6C5958 rgb(108, 89, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C5958 is a grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 3°, with 10% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 19% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Pretzel (#60504B), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#6C5958 color codes

HEX	`#6C5958`
RGB	`rgb(108, 89, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 34.9%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 10%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 19%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 19%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.64, 7.58, 3.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.64, 8.35, 24.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.518, 11.038, 10.754)`
Decimal	`7100760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C5958, 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 #6C5958	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C5958 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #6C5958 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c5958; }
.text { color: #6c5958; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c5958; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 89 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c5958, #6c6358); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6C5958?: #6C5958 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Pretzel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C5958?: The RGB value is 108, 89, 88: 108 red, 89 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C5958?: The complementary color is #586B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C5958?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.