What color is #6D514E?

#6D514E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Liver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D514E?

The RGB value is 109, 81, 78: 109 red, 81 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D514E?

The complementary color is #4E6A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D514E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D514E color

#6D514E rgb(109, 81, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D514E is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 31.8% green and 30.6% blue (109, 81, 78).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 17% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 28% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Liver (#654A46), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#6D514E color codes

HEX	`#6D514E`
RGB	`rgb(109, 81, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 31.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 17%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 28%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 28%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.27, 11.23, 6.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.27, 12.88, 29.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.624, 9.687, 8.516)`
Decimal	`7164238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D514E, 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 #6D514E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D514E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #6D514E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d514e; }
.text { color: #6d514e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d514e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 81 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d514e, #6d614e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6D514E?: #6D514E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Liver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D514E?: The RGB value is 109, 81, 78: 109 red, 81 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D514E?: The complementary color is #4E6A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D514E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.