What color is #6C5451?

#6C5451 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 #6C5451?

The RGB value is 108, 84, 81: 108 red, 84 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C5451?

The complementary color is #51696C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C5451?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C5451 color

#6C5451 rgb(108, 84, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C5451 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 32.9% green and 31.8% blue (108, 84, 81).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 14% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 25% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#6C5451 color codes

HEX	`#6C5451`
RGB	`rgb(108, 84, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 32.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 14%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 25%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 25%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.06, 9.45, 5.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.06, 10.96, 30.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.84, 10.123, 9.166)`
Decimal	`7099473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C5451, 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 #6C5451	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C5451 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #6C5451 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c5451; }
.text { color: #6c5451; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c5451; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 84 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c5451, #6c6251); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6C5451?: #6C5451 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 #6C5451?: The RGB value is 108, 84, 81: 108 red, 84 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C5451?: The complementary color is #51696C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C5451?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.