What color is #6C6A5C?

#6C6A5C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C6A5C?

The RGB value is 108, 106, 92: 108 red, 106 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6A5C?

The complementary color is #5C5E6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6A5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6A5C color

#6C6A5C rgb(108, 106, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C6A5C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 41.6% green and 36.1% blue (108, 106, 92).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 8% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#6C6A5C color codes

HEX	`#6C6A5C`
RGB	`rgb(108, 106, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 41.6%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 8%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 15%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 15%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.62, -1.89, 8.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.62, 8.37, 103.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.27, 14.269, 12.178)`
Decimal	`7105116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6A5C, 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 #6C6A5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6A5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #6C6A5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6a5c; }
.text { color: #6c6a5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6a5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 106 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6a5c, #666c5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C6A5C?: #6C6A5C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C6A5C?: The RGB value is 108, 106, 92: 108 red, 106 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6A5C?: The complementary color is #5C5E6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6A5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.