What color is #6C461F?

#6C461F is a dark, moderate orange known as Antique Brass. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Antique Brass?

The RGB value is 108, 70, 31: 108 red, 70 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Antique Brass?

The complementary color is #1F456C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C461F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Antique Brass color: hex code #6C461F

#6C461F rgb(108, 70, 31)

Shades of brown

Antique Brass has the hex code #6C461F. It is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 27.5% green and 12.2% blue (108, 70, 31).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 55% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 71% yellow and 58% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

Antique Brass (#6C461F) color codes

HEX	`#6C461F`
RGB	`rgb(108, 70, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 27.5%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 55%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 71%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 71%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.28, 12.24, 29.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.28, 31.95, 67.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.622, 7.668, 2.322)`
Decimal	`7095839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Antique Brass, 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 #6C461F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C461F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #6C461F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c461f; }
.text { color: #6c461f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c461f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 70 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c461f, #6b6c1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Walnut.

See #6C461F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6C461F?: #6C461F is a dark, moderate orange known as Antique Brass. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Antique Brass?: The RGB value is 108, 70, 31: 108 red, 70 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Antique Brass?: The complementary color is #1F456C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C461F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.