What color is #6C6151?

#6C6151 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ancient Oak. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C6151?

The RGB value is 108, 97, 81: 108 red, 97 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6151?

The complementary color is #515C6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6151?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6151 color

#6C6151 rgb(108, 97, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C6151 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 38% green and 31.8% blue (108, 97, 81).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 14% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 25% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Oak (#665B4E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#6C6151 color codes

HEX	`#6C6151`
RGB	`rgb(108, 97, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 38%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 14%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 25%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 25%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.74, 1.57, 10.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.74, 10.85, 81.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.944, 12.332, 9.534)`
Decimal	`7102801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6151, 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 #6C6151	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6151 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #6C6151 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6151; }
.text { color: #6c6151; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6151; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 97 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6151, #6a6c51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6C6151?: #6C6151 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ancient Oak. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C6151?: The RGB value is 108, 97, 81: 108 red, 97 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6151?: The complementary color is #515C6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6151?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.