What color is #6C5B5E?

#6C5B5E 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 #6C5B5E?

The RGB value is 108, 91, 94: 108 red, 91 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C5B5E?

The complementary color is #5B6C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C5B5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C5B5E color

#6C5B5E rgb(108, 91, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C5B5E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 35.7% green and 36.9% blue (108, 91, 94).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 9% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 13% 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 6.37:1).

#6C5B5E color codes

HEX	`#6C5B5E`
RGB	`rgb(108, 91, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 35.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 9%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 16%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 13%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.38, 7.46, 0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.38, 7.5, 6.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.946, 11.479, 12.174)`
Decimal	`7101278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C5B5E, 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 #6C5B5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C5B5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #6C5B5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c5b5e; }
.text { color: #6c5b5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c5b5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 91 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c5b5e, #6c615b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6C5B5E?: #6C5B5E 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 #6C5B5E?: The RGB value is 108, 91, 94: 108 red, 91 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C5B5E?: The complementary color is #5B6C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C5B5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.