What color is #6D5960?

#6D5960 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D5960?

The RGB value is 109, 89, 96: 109 red, 89 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D5960?

The complementary color is #596D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D5960?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D5960 color

#6D5960 rgb(109, 89, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D5960 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 34.9% green and 37.6% blue (109, 89, 96).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 10% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 12% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#6D5960 color codes

HEX	`#6D5960`
RGB	`rgb(109, 89, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 34.9%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 10%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 18%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 12%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.98, 9.46, -0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.98, 9.51, 354.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.99, 11.241, 12.602)`
Decimal	`7166304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D5960, 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 #6D5960	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D5960 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #6D5960 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d5960; }
.text { color: #6d5960; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d5960; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 89 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d5960, #6d5c59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6D5960?: #6D5960 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D5960?: The RGB value is 109, 89, 96: 109 red, 89 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D5960?: The complementary color is #596D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D5960?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.