What color is #6B5B59?

#6B5B59 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Squirrel’s Cache. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B5B59?

The RGB value is 107, 91, 89: 107 red, 91 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B5B59?

The complementary color is #59696B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B5B59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B5B59 color

#6B5B59 rgb(107, 91, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B5B59 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 35.7% green and 34.9% blue (107, 91, 89).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 9% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 17% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Squirrel’s Cache (#675850), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#6B5B59 color codes

HEX	`#6B5B59`
RGB	`rgb(107, 91, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 35.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 9%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 17%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 17%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.13, 6.13, 3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.13, 7.09, 30.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.608, 11.33, 11.025)`
Decimal	`7035737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B5B59, 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 #6B5B59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B5B59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #6B5B59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b5b59; }
.text { color: #6b5b59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b5b59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 91 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b5b59, #6b6459); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6B5B59?: #6B5B59 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Squirrel’s Cache. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B5B59?: The RGB value is 107, 91, 89: 107 red, 91 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B5B59?: The complementary color is #59696B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B5B59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.