What color is #6C635C?

#6C635C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C635C?

The RGB value is 108, 99, 92: 108 red, 99 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C635C?

The complementary color is #5C656C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C635C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C635C color

#6C635C rgb(108, 99, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C635C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 38.8% green and 36.1% blue (108, 99, 92).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 8% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 15% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#6C635C color codes

HEX	`#6C635C`
RGB	`rgb(108, 99, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 38.8%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 8%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 15%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 15%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.59, 2.26, 5.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.59, 5.73, 66.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.578, 12.885, 11.948)`
Decimal	`7103324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C635C, 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 #6C635C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C635C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #6C635C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c635c; }
.text { color: #6c635c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c635c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 99 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c635c, #6c6b5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C635C?: #6C635C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C635C?: The RGB value is 108, 99, 92: 108 red, 99 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C635C?: The complementary color is #5C656C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C635C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.