What color is #6D675C?

#6D675C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D675C?

The RGB value is 109, 103, 92: 109 red, 103 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D675C?

The complementary color is #5C626D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D675C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D675C color

#6D675C rgb(109, 103, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D675C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 40.4% green and 36.1% blue (109, 103, 92).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 8% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 16% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Catch of the Day (#6C685E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#6D675C color codes

HEX	`#6D675C`
RGB	`rgb(109, 103, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 40.4%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 8%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 16%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 16%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.84, 0.29, 7.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.84, 7.06, 87.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.089, 13.725, 12.083)`
Decimal	`7169884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D675C, 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 #6D675C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D675C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #6D675C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d675c; }
.text { color: #6d675c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d675c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 103 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d675c, #6b6d5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D675C?: #6D675C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D675C?: The RGB value is 109, 103, 92: 109 red, 103 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D675C?: The complementary color is #5C626D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D675C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.