What color is #6A594E?

#6A594E 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 #6A594E?

The RGB value is 106, 89, 78: 106 red, 89 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A594E?

The complementary color is #4E5F6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A594E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A594E color

#6A594E rgb(106, 89, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A594E is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 34.9% green and 30.6% blue (106, 89, 78).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 15% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 26% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Squirrel’s Cache (#675850), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#6A594E color codes

HEX	`#6A594E`
RGB	`rgb(106, 89, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 34.9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 15%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 26%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 26%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.17, 5.05, 8.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.17, 10.28, 60.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.891, 10.759, 8.709)`
Decimal	`6969678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A594E, 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 #6A594E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A594E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #6A594E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a594e; }
.text { color: #6a594e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a594e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 89 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a594e, #6a674e); }

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Questions

What color is #6A594E?: #6A594E 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 #6A594E?: The RGB value is 106, 89, 78: 106 red, 89 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A594E?: The complementary color is #4E5F6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A594E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.