What color is #6A534E?

#6A534E 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 #6A534E?

The RGB value is 106, 83, 78: 106 red, 83 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A534E?

The complementary color is #4E656A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A534E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A534E color

#6A534E rgb(106, 83, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A534E is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 32.5% green and 30.6% blue (106, 83, 78).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 15% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 26% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#6A534E color codes

HEX	`#6A534E`
RGB	`rgb(106, 83, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 32.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 15%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 26%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 26%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.48, 8.71, 6.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.48, 10.91, 37.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.412, 9.801, 8.55)`
Decimal	`6968142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A534E, 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 #6A534E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A534E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #6A534E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a534e; }
.text { color: #6a534e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a534e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 83 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a534e, #6a614e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A534E?: #6A534E 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 #6A534E?: The RGB value is 106, 83, 78: 106 red, 83 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A534E?: The complementary color is #4E656A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A534E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.