What color is #6A5451?

#6A5451 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 #6A5451?

The RGB value is 106, 84, 81: 106 red, 84 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A5451?

The complementary color is #51676A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A5451?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A5451 color

#6A5451 rgb(106, 84, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A5451 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 32.9% green and 31.8% blue (106, 84, 81).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 13% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 24% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#6A5451 color codes

HEX	`#6A5451`
RGB	`rgb(106, 84, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 32.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 13%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 24%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 24%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.84, 8.59, 5.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.84, 10.05, 31.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.599, 9.999, 9.155)`
Decimal	`6968401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A5451, 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 #6A5451	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A5451 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #6A5451 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a5451; }
.text { color: #6a5451; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a5451; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 84 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a5451, #6a6151); }

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Questions

What color is #6A5451?: #6A5451 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 #6A5451?: The RGB value is 106, 84, 81: 106 red, 84 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A5451?: The complementary color is #51676A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A5451?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.