What color is #6A584F?

#6A584F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Squirrel’s Cache. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A584F?

The RGB value is 106, 88, 79: 106 red, 88 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A584F?

The complementary color is #4F616A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A584F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A584F color

#6A584F rgb(106, 88, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A584F is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 34.5% green and 31% blue (106, 88, 79).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 15% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 25% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Squirrel’s Cache (#675850), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#6A584F color codes

HEX	`#6A584F`
RGB	`rgb(106, 88, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 34.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 15%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 25%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 25%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.91, 5.82, 7.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.91, 9.87, 53.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.845, 10.609, 8.872)`
Decimal	`6969423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A584F, 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 #6A584F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A584F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #6A584F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a584f; }
.text { color: #6a584f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a584f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 88 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a584f, #6a664f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A584F?: #6A584F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Squirrel’s Cache. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A584F?: The RGB value is 106, 88, 79: 106 red, 88 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A584F?: The complementary color is #4F616A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A584F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.