What color is #6B6557?

#6B6557 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Archaeology. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B6557?

The RGB value is 107, 101, 87: 107 red, 101 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6557?

The complementary color is #575D6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6557?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6557 color

#6B6557 rgb(107, 101, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B6557 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 39.6% green and 34.1% blue (107, 101, 87).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 10% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 19% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Archaeology (#6E6A5E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#6B6557 color codes

HEX	`#6B6557`
RGB	`rgb(107, 101, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 39.6%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 10%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 19%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 19%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.95, -0.23, 8.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.95, 8.79, 91.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.437, 13.121, 10.892)`
Decimal	`7038295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6557, 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 #6B6557	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6557 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #6B6557 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6557; }
.text { color: #6b6557; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6557; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 101 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6557, #676b57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B6557?: #6B6557 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Archaeology. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B6557?: The RGB value is 107, 101, 87: 107 red, 101 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6557?: The complementary color is #575D6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6557?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.