What color is #6A514C?

#6A514C is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A514C?

The RGB value is 106, 81, 76: 106 red, 81 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A514C?

The complementary color is #4C656A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A514C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A514C color

#6A514C rgb(106, 81, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A514C is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 31.8% green and 29.8% blue (106, 81, 76).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 16% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 28% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#6A514C color codes

HEX	`#6A514C`
RGB	`rgb(106, 81, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 31.8%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 16%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 28%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 28%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.88, 9.62, 6.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.88, 11.87, 35.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.191, 9.471, 8.127)`
Decimal	`6967628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A514C, 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 #6A514C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A514C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #6A514C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a514c; }
.text { color: #6a514c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a514c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 81 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a514c, #6a604c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6A514C?: #6A514C is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A514C?: The RGB value is 106, 81, 76: 106 red, 81 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A514C?: The complementary color is #4C656A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A514C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.