What color is #6C5E53?

#6C5E53 is a dark, grayish orange known as Kabul. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Kabul?

The RGB value is 108, 94, 83: 108 red, 94 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Kabul?

The complementary color is #53616C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C5E53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Kabul color: hex code #6C5E53

#6C5E53 rgb(108, 94, 83)

Shades of gray

Kabul has the hex code #6C5E53. It is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 36.9% green and 32.5% blue (108, 94, 83).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 13% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 23% yellow and 58% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

Kabul (#6C5E53) color codes

HEX	`#6C5E53`
RGB	`rgb(108, 94, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 36.9%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 13%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 23%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 23%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.93, 3.7, 8.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.93, 9.16, 66.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.748, 11.818, 9.844)`
Decimal	`7102035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Kabul, 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 #6C5E53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C5E53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #6C5E53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c5e53; }
.text { color: #6c5e53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c5e53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 94 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c5e53, #6c6b53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

See #6C5E53 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6C5E53?: #6C5E53 is a dark, grayish orange known as Kabul. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Kabul?: The RGB value is 108, 94, 83: 108 red, 94 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Kabul?: The complementary color is #53616C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C5E53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.