What color is #6C2E09?

#6C2E09 is a dark, vivid orange known as Cold Press Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cold Press Coffee?

The RGB value is 108, 46, 9: 108 red, 46 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cold Press Coffee?

The complementary color is #09476C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C2E09?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cold Press Coffee color: hex code #6C2E09

#6C2E09 rgb(108, 46, 9)

Shades of brown

Cold Press Coffee has the hex code #6C2E09. It is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 18% green and 3.5% blue (108, 46, 9).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 85% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 92% yellow and 58% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

Cold Press Coffee (#6C2E09) color codes

HEX	`#6C2E09`
RGB	`rgb(108, 46, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 18%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 85%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 92%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 92%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.19, 25.49, 34.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.19, 42.79, 53.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.211, 5.163, 0.875)`
Decimal	`7089673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cold Press Coffee, 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 #6C2E09	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C2E09 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #6C2E09 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c2e09; }
.text { color: #6c2e09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c2e09; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 46 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c2e09, #6c6009); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #6C2E09 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6C2E09?: #6C2E09 is a dark, vivid orange known as Cold Press Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cold Press Coffee?: The RGB value is 108, 46, 9: 108 red, 46 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cold Press Coffee?: The complementary color is #09476C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C2E09?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.