What color is #6C645E?

#6C645E is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C645E?

The RGB value is 108, 100, 94: 108 red, 100 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C645E?

The complementary color is #5E666C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C645E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C645E color

#6C645E rgb(108, 100, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C645E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 39.2% green and 36.9% blue (108, 100, 94).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 7% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 13% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Caveman (#625C58), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#6C645E color codes

HEX	`#6C645E`
RGB	`rgb(108, 100, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 39.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 7%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 13%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 13%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.93, 2.02, 4.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.93, 4.97, 65.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.762, 13.111, 12.446)`
Decimal	`7103582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C645E, 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 #6C645E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C645E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #6C645E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c645e; }
.text { color: #6c645e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c645e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 100 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c645e, #6c6b5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C645E?: #6C645E is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C645E?: The RGB value is 108, 100, 94: 108 red, 100 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C645E?: The complementary color is #5E666C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C645E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.