What color is #6C605D?

#6C605D is a gray, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C605D?

The RGB value is 108, 96, 93: 108 red, 96 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C605D?

The complementary color is #5D696C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C605D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C605D color

#6C605D rgb(108, 96, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C605D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 37.6% green and 36.5% blue (108, 96, 93).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 7% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 14% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#6C605D color codes

HEX	`#6C605D`
RGB	`rgb(108, 96, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 37.6%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 7%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 14%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 14%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.76, 4.24, 3.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.76, 5.48, 39.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.343, 12.344, 12.086)`
Decimal	`7102557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C605D, 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 #6C605D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C605D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #6C605D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c605d; }
.text { color: #6c605d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c605d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 96 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c605d, #6c685d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6C605D?: #6C605D is a gray, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C605D?: The RGB value is 108, 96, 93: 108 red, 96 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C605D?: The complementary color is #5D696C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C605D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.