What color is #6B564F?

#6B564F 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 #6B564F?

The RGB value is 107, 86, 79: 107 red, 86 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B564F?

The complementary color is #4F646B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B564F?

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.

#6B564F color

#6B564F rgb(107, 86, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B564F is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 33.7% green and 31% blue (107, 86, 79).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 15% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 26% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6B564F color codes

HEX	`#6B564F`
RGB	`rgb(107, 86, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 33.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 15%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 26%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 26%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.46, 7.47, 7.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.46, 10.47, 44.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.803, 10.346, 8.824)`
Decimal	`7034447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B564F, 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 #6B564F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B564F 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 #6B564F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b564f; }
.text { color: #6b564f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b564f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 86 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b564f, #6b644f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6B564F?: #6B564F 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 #6B564F?: The RGB value is 107, 86, 79: 107 red, 86 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B564F?: The complementary color is #4F646B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B564F?: 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.