What color is #6D5A54?

#6D5A54 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Squirrel’s Cache. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D5A54?

The RGB value is 109, 90, 84: 109 red, 90 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D5A54?

The complementary color is #54676D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D5A54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D5A54 color

#6D5A54 rgb(109, 90, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D5A54 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 35.3% green and 32.9% blue (109, 90, 84).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 13% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 23% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Squirrel’s Cache (#675850), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#6D5A54 color codes

HEX	`#6D5A54`
RGB	`rgb(109, 90, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 35.3%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 13%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 23%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 23%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.92, 6.71, 6.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.92, 9.25, 43.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.563, 11.204, 9.939)`
Decimal	`7166548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D5A54, 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 #6D5A54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D5A54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #6D5A54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d5a54; }
.text { color: #6d5a54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d5a54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 90 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d5a54, #6d6754); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D5A54?: #6D5A54 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Squirrel’s Cache. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D5A54?: The RGB value is 109, 90, 84: 109 red, 90 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D5A54?: The complementary color is #54676D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D5A54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.