What color is #6D5D66?

#6D5D66 is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D5D66?

The RGB value is 109, 93, 102: 109 red, 93 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D5D66?

The complementary color is #5D6D64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D5D66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D5D66 color

#6D5D66 rgb(109, 93, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D5D66 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 36.5% green and 40% blue (109, 93, 102).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 8% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 6% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#6D5D66 color codes

HEX	`#6D5D66`
RGB	`rgb(109, 93, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 36.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 8%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 15%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 6%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.28, 8.18, -2.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.28, 8.63, 341.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.619, 12.039, 14.227)`
Decimal	`7167334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D5D66, 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 #6D5D66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D5D66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	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 #6D5D66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d5d66; }
.text { color: #6d5d66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d5d66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 93 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d5d66, #6d5d5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D5D66?: #6D5D66 is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D5D66?: The RGB value is 109, 93, 102: 109 red, 93 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D5D66?: The complementary color is #5D6D64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D5D66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.