What color is #6A5953?

#6A5953 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 #6A5953?

The RGB value is 106, 89, 83: 106 red, 89 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A5953?

The complementary color is #53646A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A5953?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A5953 color

#6A5953 rgb(106, 89, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A5953 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 34.9% green and 32.5% blue (106, 89, 83).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 12% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 22% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Squirrel’s Cache (#675850), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#6A5953 color codes

HEX	`#6A5953`
RGB	`rgb(106, 89, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 34.9%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 12%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 22%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 22%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.3, 5.88, 6.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.3, 8.43, 45.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.078, 10.834, 9.69)`
Decimal	`6969683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A5953, 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 #6A5953	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A5953 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #6A5953 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a5953; }
.text { color: #6a5953; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a5953; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 89 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a5953, #6a6453); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A5953?: #6A5953 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 #6A5953?: The RGB value is 106, 89, 83: 106 red, 89 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A5953?: The complementary color is #53646A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A5953?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.