What color is #6D6C5E?

#6D6C5E is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6C5E?

The RGB value is 109, 108, 94: 109 red, 108 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6C5E?

The complementary color is #5E5F6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6C5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6C5E color

#6D6C5E rgb(109, 108, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D6C5E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 42.4% green and 36.9% blue (109, 108, 94).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 7% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#6D6C5E color codes

HEX	`#6D6C5E`
RGB	`rgb(109, 108, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 42.4%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 7%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 14%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 14%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.34, -2.3, 7.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.34, 8.31, 106.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.689, 14.785, 12.72)`
Decimal	`7171166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6C5E, 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 #6D6C5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6C5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #6D6C5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6c5e; }
.text { color: #6d6c5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6c5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 108 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6c5e, #676d5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D6C5E?: #6D6C5E is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6C5E?: The RGB value is 109, 108, 94: 109 red, 108 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6C5E?: The complementary color is #5E5F6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6C5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.