What color is #6A6955?

#6A6955 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A6955?

The RGB value is 106, 105, 85: 106 red, 105 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6955?

The complementary color is #55566A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6955?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6955 color

#6A6955 rgb(106, 105, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A6955 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 41.2% green and 33.3% blue (106, 105, 85).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 11% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 20% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#6A6955 color codes

HEX	`#6A6955`
RGB	`rgb(106, 105, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 41.2%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 11%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 20%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 20%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.98, -3.35, 11.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.98, 11.9, 106.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.635, 13.823, 10.595)`
Decimal	`6973781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6955, 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 #6A6955	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6955 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #6A6955 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6955; }
.text { color: #6a6955; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6955; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 105 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6955, #616a55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #6A6955?: #6A6955 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A6955?: The RGB value is 106, 105, 85: 106 red, 105 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6955?: The complementary color is #55566A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6955?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.