What color is #6E4F3A?

#6E4F3A is a dark, desaturated orange known as Bison. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bison?

The RGB value is 110, 79, 58: 110 red, 79 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bison?

The complementary color is #3A596E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E4F3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bison color: hex code #6E4F3A

#6E4F3A rgb(110, 79, 58)

Shades of brown

Bison has the hex code #6E4F3A. It is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 31% green and 22.7% blue (110, 79, 58).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 31% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 47% yellow and 57% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

Bison (#6E4F3A) color codes

HEX	`#6E4F3A`
RGB	`rgb(110, 79, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 31%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 31%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 47%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 47%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.39, 10.14, 17.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.39, 20.24, 59.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.991, 9.213, 5.254)`
Decimal	`7229242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bison, 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 #6E4F3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E4F3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #6E4F3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e4f3a; }
.text { color: #6e4f3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e4f3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 79 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e4f3a, #6e693a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #6E4F3A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6E4F3A?: #6E4F3A is a dark, desaturated orange known as Bison. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bison?: The RGB value is 110, 79, 58: 110 red, 79 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bison?: The complementary color is #3A596E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E4F3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.