What color is #6D4433?

#6D4433 is a dark, desaturated orange known as Noble Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Noble Chocolate?

The RGB value is 109, 68, 51: 109 red, 68 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Noble Chocolate?

The complementary color is #335C6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D4433?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Noble Chocolate color: hex code #6D4433

#6D4433 rgb(109, 68, 51)

Shades of brown

Noble Chocolate has the hex code #6D4433. It is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 26.7% green and 20% blue (109, 68, 51).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 36% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 53% yellow and 57% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

Noble Chocolate (#6D4433) color codes

HEX	`#6D4433`
RGB	`rgb(109, 68, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 26.7%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 36%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 53%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 53%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.19, 15.63, 17.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.19, 23.55, 48.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.972, 7.625, 4.131)`
Decimal	`7160883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Noble Chocolate, 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 #6D4433	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D4433 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #6D4433 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d4433; }
.text { color: #6d4433; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d4433; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 68 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d4433, #6d6133); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

See #6D4433 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6D4433?: #6D4433 is a dark, desaturated orange known as Noble Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Noble Chocolate?: The RGB value is 109, 68, 51: 109 red, 68 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Noble Chocolate?: The complementary color is #335C6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D4433?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.