What color is #6B5951?

#6B5951 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Squirrel’s Cache. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B5951?

The RGB value is 107, 89, 81: 107 red, 89 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B5951?

The complementary color is #51636B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B5951?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B5951 color

#6B5951 rgb(107, 89, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B5951 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 34.9% green and 31.8% blue (107, 89, 81).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 14% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 24% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Squirrel’s Cache (#675850), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#6B5951 color codes

HEX	`#6B5951`
RGB	`rgb(107, 89, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 34.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 14%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 24%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 24%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.35, 5.97, 7.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.35, 9.49, 51.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.121, 10.865, 9.294)`
Decimal	`7035217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B5951, 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 #6B5951	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B5951 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #6B5951 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b5951; }
.text { color: #6b5951; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b5951; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 89 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b5951, #6b6651); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6B5951?: #6B5951 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Squirrel’s Cache. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B5951?: The RGB value is 107, 89, 81: 107 red, 89 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B5951?: The complementary color is #51636B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B5951?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.