What color is #6D6957?

#6D6957 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6957?

The RGB value is 109, 105, 87: 109 red, 105 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6957?

The complementary color is #575B6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6957?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6957 color

#6D6957 rgb(109, 105, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D6957 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 41.2% green and 34.1% blue (109, 105, 87).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 11% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 20% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#6D6957 color codes

HEX	`#6D6957`
RGB	`rgb(109, 105, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 41.2%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 11%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 20%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 20%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.29, -1.76, 10.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.29, 10.85, 99.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.078, 14.043, 11.037)`
Decimal	`7170391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6957, 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 #6D6957	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6957 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #6D6957 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6957; }
.text { color: #6d6957; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6957; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 105 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6957, #666d57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #6D6957?: #6D6957 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6957?: The RGB value is 109, 105, 87: 109 red, 105 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6957?: The complementary color is #575B6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6957?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.