What color is #6C665A?

#6C665A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C665A?

The RGB value is 108, 102, 90: 108 red, 102 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C665A?

The complementary color is #5A606C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C665A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C665A color

#6C665A rgb(108, 102, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C665A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 40% green and 35.3% blue (108, 102, 90).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 9% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 17% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Catch of the Day (#6C685E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#6C665A color codes

HEX	`#6C665A`
RGB	`rgb(108, 102, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 40%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 9%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 17%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 17%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.4, 0.11, 7.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.4, 7.64, 89.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.781, 13.429, 11.59)`
Decimal	`7104090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C665A, 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 #6C665A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C665A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	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 #6C665A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c665a; }
.text { color: #6c665a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c665a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 102 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c665a, #696c5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C665A?: #6C665A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C665A?: The RGB value is 108, 102, 90: 108 red, 102 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C665A?: The complementary color is #5A606C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C665A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.