What color is #6B5257?

#6B5257 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B5257?

The RGB value is 107, 82, 87: 107 red, 82 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B5257?

The complementary color is #526B66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B5257?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B5257 color

#6B5257 rgb(107, 82, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B5257 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 32.2% green and 34.1% blue (107, 82, 87).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 13% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 19% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#6B5257 color codes

HEX	`#6B5257`
RGB	`rgb(107, 82, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 32.2%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 13%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 23%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 19%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.57, 11.28, 1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.57, 11.33, 5.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.801, 9.849, 10.347)`
Decimal	`7033431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B5257, 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 #6B5257	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B5257 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #6B5257 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b5257; }
.text { color: #6b5257; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b5257; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 82 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b5257, #6b5a52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6B5257?: #6B5257 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B5257?: The RGB value is 107, 82, 87: 107 red, 82 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B5257?: The complementary color is #526B66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B5257?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.