What color is #6D5F6C?

#6D5F6C is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D5F6C?

The RGB value is 109, 95, 108: 109 red, 95 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D5F6C?

The complementary color is #5F6D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D5F6C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D5F6C color

#6D5F6C rgb(109, 95, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D5F6C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 37.3% green and 42.4% blue (109, 95, 108).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 7% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#6D5F6C color codes

HEX	`#6D5F6C`
RGB	`rgb(109, 95, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 37.3%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 7%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 13%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 1%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.03, 8.19, -5.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.03, 9.75, 327.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.105, 12.519, 15.91)`
Decimal	`7167852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D5F6C, 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 #6D5F6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D5F6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #6D5F6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d5f6c; }
.text { color: #6d5f6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d5f6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 95 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d5f6c, #6d5f65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D5F6C?: #6D5F6C is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D5F6C?: The RGB value is 109, 95, 108: 109 red, 95 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D5F6C?: The complementary color is #5F6D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D5F6C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.