What color is #6E625C?

#6E625C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E625C?

The RGB value is 110, 98, 92: 110 red, 98 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E625C?

The complementary color is #5C686E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E625C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E625C color

#6E625C rgb(110, 98, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E625C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 38.4% green and 36.1% blue (110, 98, 92).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 9% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 16% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#6E625C color codes

HEX	`#6E625C`
RGB	`rgb(110, 98, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 38.4%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 9%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 16%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 16%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.5, 3.68, 5.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.5, 6.34, 54.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.73, 12.823, 11.928)`
Decimal	`7234140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E625C, 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 #6E625C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E625C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #6E625C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e625c; }
.text { color: #6e625c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e625c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 98 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e625c, #6e6b5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6E625C?: #6E625C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E625C?: The RGB value is 110, 98, 92: 110 red, 98 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E625C?: The complementary color is #5C686E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E625C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.