What color is #6E5357?

#6E5357 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E5357?

The RGB value is 110, 83, 87: 110 red, 83 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E5357?

The complementary color is #536E6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E5357?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E5357 color

#6E5357 rgb(110, 83, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E5357 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 32.5% green and 34.1% blue (110, 83, 87).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 14% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 21% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#6E5357 color codes

HEX	`#6E5357`
RGB	`rgb(110, 83, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 32.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 14%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 25%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 21%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.18, 11.91, 2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.18, 12.08, 9.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.244, 10.19, 10.39)`
Decimal	`7230295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E5357, 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 #6E5357	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E5357 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	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 #6E5357 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e5357; }
.text { color: #6e5357; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e5357; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 83 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e5357, #6e5c53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6E5357?: #6E5357 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E5357?: The RGB value is 110, 83, 87: 110 red, 83 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E5357?: The complementary color is #536E6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E5357?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.