What color is #6A5B53?

#6A5B53 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 #6A5B53?

The RGB value is 106, 91, 83: 106 red, 91 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A5B53?

The complementary color is #53626A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A5B53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A5B53 color

#6A5B53 rgb(106, 91, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A5B53 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 35.7% green and 32.5% blue (106, 91, 83).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 12% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 22% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Squirrel’s Cache (#675850), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#6A5B53 color codes

HEX	`#6A5B53`
RGB	`rgb(106, 91, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 35.7%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 12%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 22%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 22%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.87, 4.66, 6.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.87, 8.29, 55.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.246, 11.171, 9.746)`
Decimal	`6970195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A5B53, 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 #6A5B53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A5B53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #6A5B53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a5b53; }
.text { color: #6a5b53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a5b53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 91 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a5b53, #6a6753); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A5B53?: #6A5B53 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 #6A5B53?: The RGB value is 106, 91, 83: 106 red, 91 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A5B53?: The complementary color is #53626A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A5B53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.