What color is #6D5D62?

#6D5D62 is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D5D62?

The RGB value is 109, 93, 98: 109 red, 93 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D5D62?

The complementary color is #5D6D68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D5D62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D5D62 color

#6D5D62 rgb(109, 93, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D5D62 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 36.5% green and 38.4% blue (109, 93, 98).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 8% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 10% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#6D5D62 color codes

HEX	`#6D5D62`
RGB	`rgb(109, 93, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 36.5%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 8%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 15%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 10%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.16, 7.4, -0.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.16, 7.42, 356.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.425, 11.962, 13.207)`
Decimal	`7167330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D5D62, 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 #6D5D62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D5D62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #6D5D62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d5d62; }
.text { color: #6d5d62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d5d62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 93 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d5d62, #6d605d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6D5D62?: #6D5D62 is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D5D62?: The RGB value is 109, 93, 98: 109 red, 93 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D5D62?: The complementary color is #5D6D68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D5D62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.