What color is #6A5E4E?

#6A5E4E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ancient Oak. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A5E4E?

The RGB value is 106, 94, 78: 106 red, 94 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A5E4E?

The complementary color is #4E5A6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A5E4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A5E4E color

#6A5E4E rgb(106, 94, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A5E4E is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 36.9% green and 30.6% blue (106, 94, 78).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 15% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 26% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Oak (#665B4E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#6A5E4E color codes

HEX	`#6A5E4E`
RGB	`rgb(106, 94, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 36.9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 15%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 26%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 26%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.61, 2.03, 10.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.61, 11.14, 79.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.322, 11.62, 8.853)`
Decimal	`6970958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A5E4E, 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 #6A5E4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A5E4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #6A5E4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a5e4e; }
.text { color: #6a5e4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a5e4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 94 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a5e4e, #686a4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6A5E4E?: #6A5E4E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ancient Oak. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A5E4E?: The RGB value is 106, 94, 78: 106 red, 94 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A5E4E?: The complementary color is #4E5A6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A5E4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.