What color is #6E6157?

#6E6157 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Kabul. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6157?

The RGB value is 110, 97, 87: 110 red, 97 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6157?

The complementary color is #57646E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6157?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6157 color

#6E6157 rgb(110, 97, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E6157 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 38% green and 34.1% blue (110, 97, 87).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 12% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 21% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Kabul (#6C5E53), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#6E6157 color codes

HEX	`#6E6157`
RGB	`rgb(110, 97, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 38%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 12%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 21%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 21%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.08, 3.41, 7.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.08, 8.34, 65.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.425, 12.553, 10.783)`
Decimal	`7233879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6157, 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 #6E6157	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6157 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #6E6157 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6157; }
.text { color: #6e6157; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6157; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 97 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6157, #6e6d57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6E6157?: #6E6157 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Kabul. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6157?: The RGB value is 110, 97, 87: 110 red, 97 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6157?: The complementary color is #57646E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6157?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.