What color is #6B584A?

#6B584A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B584A?

The RGB value is 107, 88, 74: 107 red, 88 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B584A?

The complementary color is #4A5D6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B584A?

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.

#6B584A color

#6B584A rgb(107, 88, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B584A is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 34.5% green and 29% blue (107, 88, 74).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 18% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 31% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Baby Bear (#6F5944), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6B584A color codes

HEX	`#6B584A`
RGB	`rgb(107, 88, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 34.5%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 18%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 31%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 31%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.9, 5.46, 11.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.9, 12.32, 63.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.789, 10.6, 7.955)`
Decimal	`7034954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B584A, 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 #6B584A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B584A 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 #6B584A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b584a; }
.text { color: #6b584a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b584a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 88 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b584a, #6b694a); }

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Questions

What color is #6B584A?: #6B584A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B584A?: The RGB value is 107, 88, 74: 107 red, 88 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B584A?: The complementary color is #4A5D6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B584A?: 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.