What color is #6C6257?

#6C6257 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Kabul. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C6257?

The RGB value is 108, 98, 87: 108 red, 98 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6257?

The complementary color is #57616C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6257?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6257 color

#6C6257 rgb(108, 98, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C6257 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 38.4% green and 34.1% blue (108, 98, 87).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 11% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 19% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Kabul (#6C5E53), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#6C6257 color codes

HEX	`#6C6257`
RGB	`rgb(108, 98, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 38.4%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 11%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 19%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 19%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.17, 1.97, 7.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.17, 7.96, 75.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.272, 12.612, 10.803)`
Decimal	`7103063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6257, 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 #6C6257	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6257 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #6C6257 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6257; }
.text { color: #6c6257; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6257; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 98 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6257, #6b6c57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6C6257?: #6C6257 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Kabul. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C6257?: The RGB value is 108, 98, 87: 108 red, 98 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6257?: The complementary color is #57616C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6257?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.