What color is #6E592C?

#6E592C is a dark, desaturated orange known as Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Olivary?

The RGB value is 110, 89, 44: 110 red, 89 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Olivary?

The complementary color is #2C416E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E592C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Olivary color: hex code #6E592C

#6E592C rgb(110, 89, 44)

Shades of brown

Olivary has the hex code #6E592C. It is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 34.9% green and 17.3% blue (110, 89, 44).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 43% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 60% yellow and 57% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

Olivary (#6E592C) color codes

HEX	`#6E592C`
RGB	`rgb(110, 89, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 34.9%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 43%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 60%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 60%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.97, 2.65, 28.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.97, 29.05, 84.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.458, 10.642, 3.886)`
Decimal	`7231788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Olivary, 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 #6E592C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E592C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #6E592C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e592c; }
.text { color: #6e592c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e592c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 89 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e592c, #626e2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

See #6E592C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6E592C?: #6E592C is a dark, desaturated orange known as Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Olivary?: The RGB value is 110, 89, 44: 110 red, 89 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Olivary?: The complementary color is #2C416E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E592C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.