What color is #6C5153?

#6C5153 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C5153?

The RGB value is 108, 81, 83: 108 red, 81 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C5153?

The complementary color is #516C6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C5153?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C5153 color

#6C5153 rgb(108, 81, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C5153 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 31.8% green and 32.5% blue (108, 81, 83).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 14% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 23% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#6C5153 color codes

HEX	`#6C5153`
RGB	`rgb(108, 81, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 31.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 14%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 25%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 23%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.29, 11.62, 3.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.29, 12.05, 15.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.688, 9.698, 9.491)`
Decimal	`7098707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C5153, 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 #6C5153	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C5153 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #6C5153 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c5153; }
.text { color: #6c5153; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c5153; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 81 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c5153, #6c5d51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6C5153?: #6C5153 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C5153?: The RGB value is 108, 81, 83: 108 red, 81 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C5153?: The complementary color is #516C6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C5153?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.