What color is #6B5559?

#6B5559 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B5559?

The RGB value is 107, 85, 89: 107 red, 85 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B5559?

The complementary color is #556B67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B5559?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B5559 color

#6B5559 rgb(107, 85, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B5559 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 33.3% green and 34.9% blue (107, 85, 89).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 11% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 17% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#6B5559 color codes

HEX	`#6B5559`
RGB	`rgb(107, 85, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 33.3%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 11%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 21%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 17%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.45, 9.79, 1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.45, 9.86, 6.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.115, 10.344, 10.86)`
Decimal	`7034201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B5559, 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 #6B5559	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B5559 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	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 #6B5559 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b5559; }
.text { color: #6b5559; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b5559; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 85 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b5559, #6b5c55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6B5559?: #6B5559 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B5559?: The RGB value is 107, 85, 89: 107 red, 85 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B5559?: The complementary color is #556B67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B5559?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.