What color is #6C5952?

#6C5952 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Squirrel’s Cache. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C5952?

The RGB value is 108, 89, 82: 108 red, 89 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C5952?

The complementary color is #52656C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C5952?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C5952 color

#6C5952 rgb(108, 89, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C5952 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 34.9% green and 32.2% blue (108, 89, 82).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 14% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 24% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Squirrel’s Cache (#675850), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#6C5952 color codes

HEX	`#6C5952`
RGB	`rgb(108, 89, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 34.9%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 14%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 24%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 24%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.48, 6.56, 6.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.48, 9.56, 46.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.28, 10.943, 9.499)`
Decimal	`7100754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C5952, 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 #6C5952	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C5952 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #6C5952 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c5952; }
.text { color: #6c5952; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c5952; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 89 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c5952, #6c6652); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6C5952?: #6C5952 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Squirrel’s Cache. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C5952?: The RGB value is 108, 89, 82: 108 red, 89 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C5952?: The complementary color is #52656C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C5952?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.