What color is #6A5A4C?

#6A5A4C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Kabul. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A5A4C?

The RGB value is 106, 90, 76: 106 red, 90 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A5A4C?

The complementary color is #4C5C6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A5A4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A5A4C color

#6A5A4C rgb(106, 90, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A5A4C is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 35.3% green and 29.8% blue (106, 90, 76).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 16% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 28% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Kabul (#6C5E53), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#6A5A4C color codes

HEX	`#6A5A4C`
RGB	`rgb(106, 90, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 35.3%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 16%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 28%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 28%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.41, 4.12, 10.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.41, 11.29, 68.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.905, 10.899, 8.365)`
Decimal	`6969932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A5A4C, 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 #6A5A4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A5A4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #6A5A4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a5a4c; }
.text { color: #6a5a4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a5a4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 90 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a5a4c, #6a694c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6A5A4C?: #6A5A4C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Kabul. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A5A4C?: The RGB value is 106, 90, 76: 106 red, 90 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A5A4C?: The complementary color is #4C5C6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A5A4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.