What color is #6B544E?

#6B544E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B544E?

The RGB value is 107, 84, 78: 107 red, 84 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B544E?

The complementary color is #4E656B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B544E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B544E color

#6B544E rgb(107, 84, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B544E is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 32.9% green and 30.6% blue (107, 84, 78).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 16% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 27% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#6B544E color codes

HEX	`#6B544E`
RGB	`rgb(107, 84, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 32.9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 16%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 27%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 27%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.87, 8.53, 7.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.87, 11.12, 39.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.609, 10.017, 8.581)`
Decimal	`7033934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B544E, 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 #6B544E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B544E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #6B544E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b544e; }
.text { color: #6b544e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b544e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 84 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b544e, #6b624e); }

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Questions

What color is #6B544E?: #6B544E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B544E?: The RGB value is 107, 84, 78: 107 red, 84 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B544E?: The complementary color is #4E656B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B544E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.