What color is #6C462D?

#6C462D is a dark, desaturated orange known as Pumpernickel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pumpernickel?

The RGB value is 108, 70, 45: 108 red, 70 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pumpernickel?

The complementary color is #2D536C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C462D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pumpernickel color: hex code #6C462D

#6C462D rgb(108, 70, 45)

Shades of brown

Pumpernickel has the hex code #6C462D. It is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 27.5% green and 17.6% blue (108, 70, 45).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 41% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 58% yellow and 58% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

Pumpernickel (#6C462D) color codes

HEX	`#6C462D`
RGB	`rgb(108, 70, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 27.5%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 41%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 58%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 58%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.48, 13.36, 21.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.48, 25.42, 58.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.849, 7.759, 3.514)`
Decimal	`7095853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pumpernickel, 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 #6C462D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C462D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #6C462D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c462d; }
.text { color: #6c462d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c462d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 70 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c462d, #6c652d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #6C462D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6C462D?: #6C462D is a dark, desaturated orange known as Pumpernickel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pumpernickel?: The RGB value is 108, 70, 45: 108 red, 70 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pumpernickel?: The complementary color is #2D536C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C462D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.