What color is #6B5E55?

#6B5E55 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Kabul. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B5E55?

The RGB value is 107, 94, 85: 107 red, 94 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B5E55?

The complementary color is #55626B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B5E55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B5E55 color

#6B5E55 rgb(107, 94, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B5E55 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 36.9% green and 33.3% blue (107, 94, 85).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 11% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 21% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Kabul (#6C5E53), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#6B5E55 color codes

HEX	`#6B5E55`
RGB	`rgb(107, 94, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 36.9%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 11%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 21%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 21%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.88, 3.61, 7.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.88, 7.95, 62.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.706, 11.787, 10.251)`
Decimal	`7036501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B5E55, 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 #6B5E55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B5E55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #6B5E55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b5e55; }
.text { color: #6b5e55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b5e55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 94 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b5e55, #6b6955); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6B5E55?: #6B5E55 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Kabul. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B5E55?: The RGB value is 107, 94, 85: 107 red, 94 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B5E55?: The complementary color is #55626B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B5E55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.