What color is #6D6155?

#6D6155 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Kabul. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6155?

The RGB value is 109, 97, 85: 109 red, 97 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6155?

The complementary color is #55616D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6155?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6155 color

#6D6155 rgb(109, 97, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D6155 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 38% green and 33.3% blue (109, 97, 85).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 12% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 22% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Kabul (#6C5E53), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#6D6155 color codes

HEX	`#6D6155`
RGB	`rgb(109, 97, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 38%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 12%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 22%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 22%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.93, 2.65, 8.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.93, 9, 72.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.221, 12.457, 10.353)`
Decimal	`7168341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6155, 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 #6D6155	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6155 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #6D6155 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6155; }
.text { color: #6d6155; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6155; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 97 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6155, #6d6d55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6D6155?: #6D6155 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Kabul. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6155?: The RGB value is 109, 97, 85: 109 red, 97 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6155?: The complementary color is #55616D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6155?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.