What color is #6E5652?

#6E5652 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E5652?

The RGB value is 110, 86, 82: 110 red, 86 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E5652?

The complementary color is #526A6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E5652?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E5652 color

#6E5652 rgb(110, 86, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E5652 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 33.7% green and 32.2% blue (110, 86, 82).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 15% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 25% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#6E5652 color codes

HEX	`#6E5652`
RGB	`rgb(110, 86, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 33.7%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 15%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 25%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 25%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.86, 9.24, 6.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.86, 11.08, 33.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.281, 10.58, 9.429)`
Decimal	`7231058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E5652, 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 #6E5652	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E5652 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #6E5652 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e5652; }
.text { color: #6e5652; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e5652; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 86 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e5652, #6e6452); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6E5652?: #6E5652 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E5652?: The RGB value is 110, 86, 82: 110 red, 86 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E5652?: The complementary color is #526A6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E5652?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.