What color is #6A473D?

#6A473D is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brunette. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A473D?

The RGB value is 106, 71, 61: 106 red, 71 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A473D?

The complementary color is #3D606A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A473D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A473D color

#6A473D rgb(106, 71, 61)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6A473D is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 27.8% green and 23.9% blue (106, 71, 61).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 27% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 42% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Brunette (#664238), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#6A473D color codes

HEX	`#6A473D`
RGB	`rgb(106, 71, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 27.8%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 27%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 42%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 42%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.79, 13.62, 12.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.79, 18.2, 41.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.04, 7.908, 5.464)`
Decimal	`6965053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A473D, 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 #6A473D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A473D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #6A473D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a473d; }
.text { color: #6a473d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a473d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 71 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a473d, #6a5d3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #6A473D?: #6A473D is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brunette. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A473D?: The RGB value is 106, 71, 61: 106 red, 71 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A473D?: The complementary color is #3D606A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A473D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.