What color is #6C5A51?

#6C5A51 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 #6C5A51?

The RGB value is 108, 90, 81: 108 red, 90 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C5A51?

The complementary color is #51636C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C5A51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C5A51 color

#6C5A51 rgb(108, 90, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C5A51 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 35.3% green and 31.8% blue (108, 90, 81).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 14% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 25% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Squirrel’s Cache (#675850), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#6C5A51 color codes

HEX	`#6C5A51`
RGB	`rgb(108, 90, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 35.3%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 14%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 25%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 25%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.74, 5.79, 7.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.74, 9.82, 53.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.326, 11.095, 9.328)`
Decimal	`7101009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C5A51, 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 #6C5A51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C5A51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #6C5A51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c5a51; }
.text { color: #6c5a51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c5a51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 90 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c5a51, #6c6851); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6C5A51?: #6C5A51 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 #6C5A51?: The RGB value is 108, 90, 81: 108 red, 90 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C5A51?: The complementary color is #51636C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C5A51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.