What color is #6E6856?

#6E6856 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 #6E6856?

The RGB value is 110, 104, 86: 110 red, 104 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6856?

The complementary color is #565C6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6856?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6856 color

#6E6856 rgb(110, 104, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E6856 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 40.8% green and 33.7% blue (110, 104, 86).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 12% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 22% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Treasure Chest (#726854), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#6E6856 color codes

HEX	`#6E6856`
RGB	`rgb(110, 104, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 40.8%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 12%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 22%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 22%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.07, -0.92, 11.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.07, 11.04, 94.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.06, 13.888, 10.795)`
Decimal	`7235670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6856, 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 #6E6856	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6856 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #6E6856 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6856; }
.text { color: #6e6856; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6856; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 104 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6856, #686e56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E6856?: #6E6856 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 #6E6856?: The RGB value is 110, 104, 86: 110 red, 104 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6856?: The complementary color is #565C6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6856?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.