#6D5F50

A dark, muted orange closely aligning with Dimgray.

About #6D5F50

Visually, #6D5F50 is defined as a muted orange. Designers often compare it to the standard color Dimgray. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 109, 95, and 80.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 13% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively dark color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6D5F50
RGB109, 95, 80
HSL31.0°, 15.3%, 37.1%
CMYK0%, 13%, 27%, 57%
HSV31.0°, 26.6%, 42.7%
LAB41.2, 3.0, 10.7
XYZ11.8, 12.0, 9.3
Decimal7167824

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.17:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.40:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.90:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.89:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6D5F50; }
.text-color { color: #6D5F50; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6D5F50; }

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