What color is #6C6566?

#6C6566 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C6566?

The RGB value is 108, 101, 102: 108 red, 101 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6566?

The complementary color is #656C6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6566?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6566 color

#6C6566 rgb(108, 101, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C6566 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 39.6% green and 40% blue (108, 101, 102).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 3% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 6% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#6C6566 color codes

HEX	`#6C6566`
RGB	`rgb(108, 101, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 39.6%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 3%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 6%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 6%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.44, 2.95, 0.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.44, 2.98, 8.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.236, 13.455, 14.468)`
Decimal	`7103846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6566, 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 #6C6566	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6566 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #6C6566 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6566; }
.text { color: #6c6566; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6566; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 101 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6566, #6c6765); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6C6566?: #6C6566 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C6566?: The RGB value is 108, 101, 102: 108 red, 101 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6566?: The complementary color is #656C6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6566?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.