What color is #6E5558?

#6E5558 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E5558?

The RGB value is 110, 85, 88: 110 red, 85 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E5558?

The complementary color is #556E6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E5558?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E5558 color

#6E5558 rgb(110, 85, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E5558 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 33.3% green and 34.5% blue (110, 85, 88).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 13% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 20% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#6E5558 color codes

HEX	`#6E5558`
RGB	`rgb(110, 85, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 33.3%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 13%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 23%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 20%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.75, 10.86, 2.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.75, 11.09, 11.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.44, 10.517, 10.658)`
Decimal	`7230808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E5558, 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 #6E5558	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E5558 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #6E5558 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e5558; }
.text { color: #6e5558; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e5558; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 85 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e5558, #6e5e55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6E5558?: #6E5558 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E5558?: The RGB value is 110, 85, 88: 110 red, 85 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E5558?: The complementary color is #556E6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E5558?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.