What color is #6E6555?

#6E6555 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Treasure Chest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6555?

The RGB value is 110, 101, 85: 110 red, 101 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6555?

The complementary color is #555E6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6555?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6555 color

#6E6555 rgb(110, 101, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E6555 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 39.6% green and 33.3% blue (110, 101, 85).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 13% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 23% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Treasure Chest (#726854), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#6E6555 color codes

HEX	`#6E6555`
RGB	`rgb(110, 101, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 39.6%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 13%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 23%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 23%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.18, 0.69, 10.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.18, 10.39, 86.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.724, 13.279, 10.485)`
Decimal	`7234901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6555, 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 #6E6555	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6555 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #6E6555 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6555; }
.text { color: #6e6555; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6555; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 101 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6555, #6b6e55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E6555?: #6E6555 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Treasure Chest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6555?: The RGB value is 110, 101, 85: 110 red, 101 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6555?: The complementary color is #555E6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6555?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.