What color is #6D5E53?

#6D5E53 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Kabul. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D5E53?

The RGB value is 109, 94, 83: 109 red, 94 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D5E53?

The complementary color is #53626D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D5E53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D5E53 color

#6D5E53 rgb(109, 94, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D5E53 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 36.9% green and 32.5% blue (109, 94, 83).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 14% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 24% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Kabul (#6C5E53), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#6D5E53 color codes

HEX	`#6D5E53`
RGB	`rgb(109, 94, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 36.9%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 14%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 24%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 24%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.03, 4.12, 8.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.03, 9.48, 64.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.871, 11.882, 9.85)`
Decimal	`7167571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D5E53, 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 #6D5E53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D5E53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	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 #6D5E53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d5e53; }
.text { color: #6d5e53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d5e53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 94 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d5e53, #6d6b53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6D5E53?: #6D5E53 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Kabul. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D5E53?: The RGB value is 109, 94, 83: 109 red, 94 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D5E53?: The complementary color is #53626D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D5E53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.