What color is #6D524E?

#6D524E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D524E?

The RGB value is 109, 82, 78: 109 red, 82 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D524E?

The complementary color is #4E696D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D524E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D524E color

#6D524E rgb(109, 82, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D524E is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 32.2% green and 30.6% blue (109, 82, 78).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 17% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 28% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#6D524E color codes

HEX	`#6D524E`
RGB	`rgb(109, 82, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 32.2%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 17%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 28%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 28%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.55, 10.61, 6.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.55, 12.56, 32.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.699, 9.836, 8.541)`
Decimal	`7164494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D524E, 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 #6D524E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D524E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #6D524E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d524e; }
.text { color: #6d524e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d524e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 82 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d524e, #6d624e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6D524E?: #6D524E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D524E?: The RGB value is 109, 82, 78: 109 red, 82 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D524E?: The complementary color is #4E696D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D524E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.