What color is #6D545B?

#6D545B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D545B?

The RGB value is 109, 84, 91: 109 red, 84 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D545B?

The complementary color is #546D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D545B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D545B color

#6D545B rgb(109, 84, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D545B is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 32.9% green and 35.7% blue (109, 84, 91).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 13% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 17% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#6D545B color codes

HEX	`#6D545B`
RGB	`rgb(109, 84, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 32.9%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 13%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 23%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 17%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.46, 11.59, -0.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.46, 11.59, 359.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.365, 10.348, 11.294)`
Decimal	`7165019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D545B, 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 #6D545B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D545B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	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 #6D545B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d545b; }
.text { color: #6d545b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d545b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 84 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d545b, #6d5a54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6D545B?: #6D545B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D545B?: The RGB value is 109, 84, 91: 109 red, 84 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D545B?: The complementary color is #546D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D545B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.