What color is #6C534E?

#6C534E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C534E?

The RGB value is 108, 83, 78: 108 red, 83 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C534E?

The complementary color is #4E676C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C534E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C534E color

#6C534E rgb(108, 83, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C534E is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 32.5% green and 30.6% blue (108, 83, 78).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 16% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 28% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#6C534E color codes

HEX	`#6C534E`
RGB	`rgb(108, 83, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 32.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 16%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 28%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 28%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.71, 9.57, 6.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.71, 11.81, 35.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.653, 9.925, 8.561)`
Decimal	`7099214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C534E, 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 #6C534E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C534E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #6C534E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c534e; }
.text { color: #6c534e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c534e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 83 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c534e, #6c624e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6C534E?: #6C534E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C534E?: The RGB value is 108, 83, 78: 108 red, 83 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C534E?: The complementary color is #4E676C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C534E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.