What color is #6A6356?

#6A6356 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A6356?

The RGB value is 106, 99, 86: 106 red, 99 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6356?

The complementary color is #565D6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6356?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6356 color

#6A6356 rgb(106, 99, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A6356 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 38.8% green and 33.7% blue (106, 99, 86).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 10% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 19% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Catch of the Day (#6C685E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#6A6356 color codes

HEX	`#6A6356`
RGB	`rgb(106, 99, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 38.8%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 10%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 19%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 19%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.25, 0.36, 8.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.25, 8.4, 87.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.085, 12.66, 10.609)`
Decimal	`6972246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6356, 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 #6A6356	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6356 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #6A6356 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6356; }
.text { color: #6a6356; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6356; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 99 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6356, #676a56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A6356?: #6A6356 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A6356?: The RGB value is 106, 99, 86: 106 red, 99 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6356?: The complementary color is #565D6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6356?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.