What color is #6B6556?

#6B6556 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B6556?

The RGB value is 107, 101, 86: 107 red, 101 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6556?

The complementary color is #565C6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6556?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6556 color

#6B6556 rgb(107, 101, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B6556 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 39.6% green and 33.7% blue (107, 101, 86).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 11% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 20% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#6B6556 color codes

HEX	`#6B6556`
RGB	`rgb(107, 101, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 39.6%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 11%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 20%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 20%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.92, -0.4, 9.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.92, 9.36, 92.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.397, 13.105, 10.679)`
Decimal	`7038294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6556, 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 #6B6556	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6556 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #6B6556 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6556; }
.text { color: #6b6556; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6556; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 101 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6556, #676b56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B6556?: #6B6556 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B6556?: The RGB value is 107, 101, 86: 107 red, 101 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6556?: The complementary color is #565C6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6556?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.