What color is #6C5F61?

#6C5F61 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C5F61?

The RGB value is 108, 95, 97: 108 red, 95 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C5F61?

The complementary color is #5F6C6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C5F61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C5F61 color

#6C5F61 rgb(108, 95, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C5F61 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 37.3% green and 38% blue (108, 95, 97).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 6% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#6C5F61 color codes

HEX	`#6C5F61`
RGB	`rgb(108, 95, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 37.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 6%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 12%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 10%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.59, 5.59, 0.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.59, 5.65, 7.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.434, 12.236, 13.014)`
Decimal	`7102305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C5F61, 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 #6C5F61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C5F61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #6C5F61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c5f61; }
.text { color: #6c5f61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c5f61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 95 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c5f61, #6c645f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C5F61?: #6C5F61 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C5F61?: The RGB value is 108, 95, 97: 108 red, 95 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C5F61?: The complementary color is #5F6C6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C5F61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.