What color is #6B6856?

#6B6856 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B6856?

The RGB value is 107, 104, 86: 107 red, 104 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6856?

The complementary color is #56596B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6856?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6856 color

#6B6856 rgb(107, 104, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B6856 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 40.8% green and 33.7% blue (107, 104, 86).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 11% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 20% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#6B6856 color codes

HEX	`#6B6856`
RGB	`rgb(107, 104, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 40.8%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 11%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 20%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 20%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.8, -2.17, 10.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.8, 10.8, 101.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.693, 13.698, 10.778)`
Decimal	`7039062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6856, 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 #6B6856	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6856 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #6B6856 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6856; }
.text { color: #6b6856; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6856; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 104 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6856, #646b56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #6B6856?: #6B6856 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B6856?: The RGB value is 107, 104, 86: 107 red, 104 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6856?: The complementary color is #56596B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6856?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.