What color is #6E5D51?

#6E5D51 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Kabul. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E5D51?

The RGB value is 110, 93, 81: 110 red, 93 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E5D51?

The complementary color is #51626E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E5D51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E5D51 color

#6E5D51 rgb(110, 93, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E5D51 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 36.5% green and 31.8% blue (110, 93, 81).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 15% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 26% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Kabul (#6C5E53), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#6E5D51 color codes

HEX	`#6E5D51`
RGB	`rgb(110, 93, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 36.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 15%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 26%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 26%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.8, 4.83, 9.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.8, 10.61, 62.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.83, 11.738, 9.426)`
Decimal	`7232849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E5D51, 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 #6E5D51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E5D51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	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 #6E5D51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e5d51; }
.text { color: #6e5d51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e5d51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 93 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e5d51, #6e6b51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6E5D51?: #6E5D51 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Kabul. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E5D51?: The RGB value is 110, 93, 81: 110 red, 93 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E5D51?: The complementary color is #51626E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E5D51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.