What color is #6B5E58?

#6B5E58 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Squirrel’s Cache. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B5E58?

The RGB value is 107, 94, 88: 107 red, 94 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B5E58?

The complementary color is #58656B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B5E58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B5E58 color

#6B5E58 rgb(107, 94, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B5E58 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 36.9% green and 34.5% blue (107, 94, 88).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 10% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 18% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Squirrel’s Cache (#675850), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#6B5E58 color codes

HEX	`#6B5E58`
RGB	`rgb(107, 94, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 36.9%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 10%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 18%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 18%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.95, 4.13, 5.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.95, 6.76, 52.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.828, 11.836, 10.892)`
Decimal	`7036504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B5E58, 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 #6B5E58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B5E58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #6B5E58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b5e58; }
.text { color: #6b5e58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b5e58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 94 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b5e58, #6b6858); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6B5E58?: #6B5E58 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Squirrel’s Cache. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B5E58?: The RGB value is 107, 94, 88: 107 red, 94 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B5E58?: The complementary color is #58656B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B5E58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.