What color is #6D6959?

#6D6959 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Archaeology. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6959?

The RGB value is 109, 105, 89: 109 red, 105 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6959?

The complementary color is #595D6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6959?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6959 color

#6D6959 rgb(109, 105, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D6959 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 41.2% green and 34.9% blue (109, 105, 89).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 10% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 18% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Archaeology (#6E6A5E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#6D6959 color codes

HEX	`#6D6959`
RGB	`rgb(109, 105, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 41.2%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 10%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 18%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 18%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.34, -1.42, 9.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.34, 9.68, 98.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.161, 14.076, 11.473)`
Decimal	`7170393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6959, 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 #6D6959	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6959 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #6D6959 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6959; }
.text { color: #6d6959; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6959; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 105 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6959, #676d59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D6959?: #6D6959 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Archaeology. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6959?: The RGB value is 109, 105, 89: 109 red, 105 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6959?: The complementary color is #595D6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6959?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.