What color is #6E6259?

#6E6259 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Kabul. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6259?

The RGB value is 110, 98, 89: 110 red, 98 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6259?

The complementary color is #59656E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6259?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6259 color

#6E6259 rgb(110, 98, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E6259 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 38.4% green and 34.9% blue (110, 98, 89).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 11% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 19% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Kabul (#6C5E53), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#6E6259 color codes

HEX	`#6E6259`
RGB	`rgb(110, 98, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 38.4%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 11%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 19%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 19%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.42, 3.15, 6.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.42, 7.56, 65.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.601, 12.772, 11.251)`
Decimal	`7234137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6259, 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 #6E6259	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6259 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #6E6259 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6259; }
.text { color: #6e6259; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6259; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 98 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6259, #6e6d59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6E6259?: #6E6259 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Kabul. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6259?: The RGB value is 110, 98, 89: 110 red, 98 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6259?: The complementary color is #59656E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6259?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.