What color is #6A5D55?

#6A5D55 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Underground. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A5D55?

The RGB value is 106, 93, 85: 106 red, 93 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A5D55?

The complementary color is #55626A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A5D55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A5D55 color

#6A5D55 rgb(106, 93, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A5D55 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 36.5% green and 33.3% blue (106, 93, 85).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 11% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 20% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Underground (#665A51), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#6A5D55 color codes

HEX	`#6A5D55`
RGB	`rgb(106, 93, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 36.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 11%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 20%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 20%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.49, 3.79, 6.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.49, 7.54, 59.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.498, 11.549, 10.216)`
Decimal	`6970709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A5D55, 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 #6A5D55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A5D55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #6A5D55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a5d55; }
.text { color: #6a5d55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a5d55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 93 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a5d55, #6a6855); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6A5D55?: #6A5D55 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Underground. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A5D55?: The RGB value is 106, 93, 85: 106 red, 93 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A5D55?: The complementary color is #55626A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A5D55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.