What color is #6B6753?

#6B6753 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B6753?

The RGB value is 107, 103, 83: 107 red, 103 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6753?

The complementary color is #53576B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6753?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6753 color

#6B6753 rgb(107, 103, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B6753 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 40.4% green and 32.5% blue (107, 103, 83).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 13% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#6B6753 color codes

HEX	`#6B6753`
RGB	`rgb(107, 103, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 40.4%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 13%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 22%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.44, -2.09, 11.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.44, 12.06, 99.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.475, 13.451, 10.121)`
Decimal	`7038803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6753, 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 #6B6753	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6753 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #6B6753 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6753; }
.text { color: #6b6753; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6753; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 103 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6753, #636b53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #6B6753?: #6B6753 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B6753?: The RGB value is 107, 103, 83: 107 red, 103 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6753?: The complementary color is #53576B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6753?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.