What color is #6B605A?

#6B605A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B605A?

The RGB value is 107, 96, 90: 107 red, 96 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B605A?

The complementary color is #5A656B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B605A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B605A color

#6B605A rgb(107, 96, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B605A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 37.6% green and 35.3% blue (107, 96, 90).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 9% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 16% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#6B605A color codes

HEX	`#6B605A`
RGB	`rgb(107, 96, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 37.6%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 9%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 16%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 16%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.58, 3.28, 5.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.58, 6, 56.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.092, 12.23, 11.395)`
Decimal	`7037018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B605A, 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 #6B605A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B605A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #6B605A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b605a; }
.text { color: #6b605a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b605a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 96 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b605a, #6b695a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6B605A?: #6B605A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B605A?: The RGB value is 107, 96, 90: 107 red, 96 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B605A?: The complementary color is #5A656B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B605A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.