What color is #6C5B52?

#6C5B52 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 #6C5B52?

The RGB value is 108, 91, 82: 108 red, 91 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C5B52?

The complementary color is #52636C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C5B52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C5B52 color

#6C5B52 rgb(108, 91, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C5B52 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 35.7% green and 32.2% blue (108, 91, 82).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 14% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 24% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Squirrel’s Cache (#675850), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#6C5B52 color codes

HEX	`#6C5B52`
RGB	`rgb(108, 91, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 35.7%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 14%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 24%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 24%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.05, 5.34, 7.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.05, 9.42, 55.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.448, 11.28, 9.555)`
Decimal	`7101266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C5B52, 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 #6C5B52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C5B52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #6C5B52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c5b52; }
.text { color: #6c5b52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c5b52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 91 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c5b52, #6c6852); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6C5B52?: #6C5B52 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 #6C5B52?: The RGB value is 108, 91, 82: 108 red, 91 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C5B52?: The complementary color is #52636C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C5B52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.