What color is #6C6A61?

#6C6A61 is a gray, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C6A61?

The RGB value is 108, 106, 97: 108 red, 106 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6A61?

The complementary color is #61636C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6A61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6A61 color

#6C6A61 rgb(108, 106, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C6A61 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 41.6% green and 38% blue (108, 106, 97).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 5% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Catch of the Day (#6C685E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#6C6A61 color codes

HEX	`#6C6A61`
RGB	`rgb(108, 106, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 41.6%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 5%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 10%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 10%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.74, -0.98, 5.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.74, 5.42, 100.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.496, 14.359, 13.368)`
Decimal	`7105121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6A61, 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 #6C6A61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6A61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #6C6A61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6a61; }
.text { color: #6c6a61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6a61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 106 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6a61, #696c61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C6A61?: #6C6A61 is a gray, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C6A61?: The RGB value is 108, 106, 97: 108 red, 106 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6A61?: The complementary color is #61636C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6A61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.