What color is #6C5754?

#6C5754 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 #6C5754?

The RGB value is 108, 87, 84: 108 red, 87 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C5754?

The complementary color is #54696C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C5754?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C5754 color

#6C5754 rgb(108, 87, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C5754 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 34.1% green and 32.9% blue (108, 87, 84).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 13% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 22% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#6C5754 color codes

HEX	`#6C5754`
RGB	`rgb(108, 87, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 34.1%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 13%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 22%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 22%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.98, 8.11, 5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.98, 9.53, 31.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.193, 10.645, 9.851)`
Decimal	`7100244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C5754, 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 #6C5754	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C5754 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #6C5754 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c5754; }
.text { color: #6c5754; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c5754; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 87 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c5754, #6c6354); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6C5754?: #6C5754 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 #6C5754?: The RGB value is 108, 87, 84: 108 red, 87 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C5754?: The complementary color is #54696C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C5754?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.