What color is #6B554D?

#6B554D is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B554D?

The RGB value is 107, 85, 77: 107 red, 85 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B554D?

The complementary color is #4D636B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B554D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B554D color

#6B554D rgb(107, 85, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B554D is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 33.3% green and 30.2% blue (107, 85, 77).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 16% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 28% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#6B554D color codes

HEX	`#6B554D`
RGB	`rgb(107, 85, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 33.3%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 16%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 28%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 28%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.13, 7.76, 8.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.13, 11.23, 46.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.652, 10.159, 8.42)`
Decimal	`7034189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B554D, 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 #6B554D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B554D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	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 #6B554D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b554d; }
.text { color: #6b554d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b554d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 85 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b554d, #6b644d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6B554D?: #6B554D is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B554D?: The RGB value is 107, 85, 77: 107 red, 85 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B554D?: The complementary color is #4D636B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B554D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.