What color is #6D5654?

#6D5654 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 #6D5654?

The RGB value is 109, 86, 84: 109 red, 86 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D5654?

The complementary color is #546B6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D5654?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D5654 color

#6D5654 rgb(109, 86, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D5654 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 33.7% green and 32.9% blue (109, 86, 84).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 13% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 23% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#6D5654 color codes

HEX	`#6D5654`
RGB	`rgb(109, 86, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 33.7%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 13%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 23%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 23%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.81, 9.14, 4.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.81, 10.32, 27.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.235, 10.547, 9.83)`
Decimal	`7165524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D5654, 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 #6D5654	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D5654 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #6D5654 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d5654; }
.text { color: #6d5654; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d5654; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 86 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d5654, #6d6354); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6D5654?: #6D5654 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 #6D5654?: The RGB value is 109, 86, 84: 109 red, 86 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D5654?: The complementary color is #546B6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D5654?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.