What color is #6B5755?

#6B5755 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Pretzel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B5755?

The RGB value is 107, 87, 85: 107 red, 87 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B5755?

The complementary color is #55696B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B5755?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B5755 color

#6B5755 rgb(107, 87, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B5755 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 34.1% green and 33.3% blue (107, 87, 85).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 11% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 21% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Pretzel (#60504B), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#6B5755 color codes

HEX	`#6B5755`
RGB	`rgb(107, 87, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 34.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 11%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 21%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 21%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.9, 7.86, 4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.9, 8.94, 28.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.111, 10.598, 10.053)`
Decimal	`7034709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B5755, 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 #6B5755	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B5755 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #6B5755 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b5755; }
.text { color: #6b5755; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b5755; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 87 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b5755, #6b6255); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6B5755?: #6B5755 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Pretzel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B5755?: The RGB value is 107, 87, 85: 107 red, 87 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B5755?: The complementary color is #55696B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B5755?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.