What color is #6C615E?

#6C615E is a gray, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C615E?

The RGB value is 108, 97, 94: 108 red, 97 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C615E?

The complementary color is #5E696C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C615E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C615E color

#6C615E rgb(108, 97, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C615E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 38% green and 36.9% blue (108, 97, 94).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 7% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% 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 5.98:1).

#6C615E color codes

HEX	`#6C615E`
RGB	`rgb(108, 97, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 38%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 7%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 13%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 13%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.07, 3.82, 3.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.07, 5.05, 40.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.479, 12.546, 12.352)`
Decimal	`7102814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C615E, 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 #6C615E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C615E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #6C615E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c615e; }
.text { color: #6c615e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c615e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 97 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c615e, #6c685e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C615E?: #6C615E is a gray, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C615E?: The RGB value is 108, 97, 94: 108 red, 97 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C615E?: The complementary color is #5E696C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C615E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.