What color is #6D5D56?

#6D5D56 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Squirrel’s Cache. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D5D56?

The RGB value is 109, 93, 86: 109 red, 93 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D5D56?

The complementary color is #56666D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D5D56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D5D56 color

#6D5D56 rgb(109, 93, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D5D56 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 36.5% green and 33.7% blue (109, 93, 86).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 12% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 21% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Squirrel’s Cache (#675850), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#6D5D56 color codes

HEX	`#6D5D56`
RGB	`rgb(109, 93, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 36.5%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 12%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 21%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 21%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.82, 5.23, 6.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.82, 8.27, 50.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.901, 11.752, 10.444)`
Decimal	`7167318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D5D56, 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 #6D5D56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D5D56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	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 #6D5D56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d5d56; }
.text { color: #6d5d56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d5d56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 93 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d5d56, #6d6956); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6D5D56?: #6D5D56 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Squirrel’s Cache. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D5D56?: The RGB value is 109, 93, 86: 109 red, 93 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D5D56?: The complementary color is #56666D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D5D56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.