What color is #6D5F50?

#6D5F50 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 #6D5F50?

The RGB value is 109, 95, 80: 109 red, 95 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D5F50?

The complementary color is #505E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D5F50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D5F50 color

#6D5F50 rgb(109, 95, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D5F50 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 37.3% green and 31.4% blue (109, 95, 80).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 15% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 27% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Kabul (#6C5E53), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#6D5F50 color codes

HEX	`#6D5F50`
RGB	`rgb(109, 95, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 37.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 15%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 27%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 27%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.24, 3.04, 10.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.24, 11.09, 74.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.847, 12.015, 9.283)`
Decimal	`7167824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D5F50, 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 #6D5F50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D5F50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #6D5F50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d5f50; }
.text { color: #6d5f50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d5f50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 95 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d5f50, #6c6d50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6D5F50?: #6D5F50 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 #6D5F50?: The RGB value is 109, 95, 80: 109 red, 95 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D5F50?: The complementary color is #505E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D5F50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.