What color is #6A4928?

#6A4928 is a dark, desaturated orange known as Cafe Royale. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cafe Royale?

The RGB value is 106, 73, 40: 106 red, 73 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cafe Royale?

The complementary color is #28496A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A4928?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cafe Royale color: hex code #6A4928

#6A4928 rgb(106, 73, 40)

Shades of brown

Cafe Royale has the hex code #6A4928. It is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 28.6% green and 15.7% blue (106, 73, 40).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 45% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 62% yellow and 58% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

Cafe Royale (#6A4928) color codes

HEX	`#6A4928`
RGB	`rgb(106, 73, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 28.6%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 45%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 62%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 62%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.95, 10.13, 25.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.95, 27.08, 68.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.71, 7.983, 3.089)`
Decimal	`6965544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cafe Royale, 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 #6A4928	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A4928 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #6A4928 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a4928; }
.text { color: #6a4928; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a4928; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 73 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a4928, #6a6a28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #6A4928 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6A4928?: #6A4928 is a dark, desaturated orange known as Cafe Royale. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cafe Royale?: The RGB value is 106, 73, 40: 106 red, 73 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cafe Royale?: The complementary color is #28496A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A4928?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.