What color is #6C6261?

#6C6261 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C6261?

The RGB value is 108, 98, 97: 108 red, 98 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6261?

The complementary color is #616B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6261?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6261 color

#6C6261 rgb(108, 98, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C6261 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 38.4% green and 38% blue (108, 98, 97).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 5% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 10% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#6C6261 color codes

HEX	`#6C6261`
RGB	`rgb(108, 98, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 38.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 5%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 10%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 10%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.44, 3.78, 2.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.44, 4.29, 27.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.709, 12.787, 13.106)`
Decimal	`7103073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6261, 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 #6C6261	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6261 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #6C6261 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6261; }
.text { color: #6c6261; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6261; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 98 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6261, #6c6861); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C6261?: #6C6261 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C6261?: The RGB value is 108, 98, 97: 108 red, 98 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6261?: The complementary color is #616B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6261?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.