What color is #6E6057?

#6E6057 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Kabul. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6057?

The RGB value is 110, 96, 87: 110 red, 96 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6057?

The complementary color is #57656E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6057?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6057 color

#6E6057 rgb(110, 96, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E6057 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 37.6% green and 34.1% blue (110, 96, 87).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 12% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 21% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Kabul (#6C5E53), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#6E6057 color codes

HEX	`#6E6057`
RGB	`rgb(110, 96, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 37.6%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 12%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 21%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 21%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.8, 4.01, 7.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.8, 8.25, 60.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.334, 12.369, 10.753)`
Decimal	`7233623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6057, 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 #6E6057	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6057 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #6E6057 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6057; }
.text { color: #6e6057; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6057; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 96 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6057, #6e6c57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6E6057?: #6E6057 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Kabul. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6057?: The RGB value is 110, 96, 87: 110 red, 96 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6057?: The complementary color is #57656E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6057?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.