What color is #6D5251?

#6D5251 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D5251?

The RGB value is 109, 82, 81: 109 red, 82 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D5251?

The complementary color is #516C6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D5251?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D5251 color

#6D5251 rgb(109, 82, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D5251 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 32.2% green and 31.8% blue (109, 82, 81).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 15% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 26% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#6D5251 color codes

HEX	`#6D5251`
RGB	`rgb(109, 82, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 32.2%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 15%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 26%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 26%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.63, 11.1, 4.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.63, 12.15, 24.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.809, 9.88, 9.121)`
Decimal	`7164497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D5251, 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 #6D5251	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D5251 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #6D5251 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d5251; }
.text { color: #6d5251; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d5251; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 82 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d5251, #6d6051); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6D5251?: #6D5251 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D5251?: The RGB value is 109, 82, 81: 109 red, 82 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D5251?: The complementary color is #516C6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D5251?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.