What color is #6C5B55?

#6C5B55 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 #6C5B55?

The RGB value is 108, 91, 85: 108 red, 91 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C5B55?

The complementary color is #55666C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C5B55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C5B55 color

#6C5B55 rgb(108, 91, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C5B55 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 35.7% green and 33.3% blue (108, 91, 85).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 12% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 21% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Squirrel’s Cache (#675850), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#6C5B55 color codes

HEX	`#6C5B55`
RGB	`rgb(108, 91, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 35.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 12%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 21%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 21%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.13, 5.85, 6.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.13, 8.4, 45.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.565, 11.327, 10.17)`
Decimal	`7101269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C5B55, 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 #6C5B55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C5B55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #6C5B55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c5b55; }
.text { color: #6c5b55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c5b55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 91 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c5b55, #6c6755); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6C5B55?: #6C5B55 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 #6C5B55?: The RGB value is 108, 91, 85: 108 red, 91 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C5B55?: The complementary color is #55666C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C5B55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.