What color is #6A4A32?

#6A4A32 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A4A32?

The RGB value is 106, 74, 50: 106 red, 74 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A4A32?

The complementary color is #32526A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A4A32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A4A32 color

#6A4A32 rgb(106, 74, 50)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6A4A32 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 29% green and 19.6% blue (106, 74, 50).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 36% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 53% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Coffee (#6F4E37), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#6A4A32 color codes

HEX	`#6A4A32`
RGB	`rgb(106, 74, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 29%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 36%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 53%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 53%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.38, 10.47, 19.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.38, 22.3, 61.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.969, 8.193, 4.126)`
Decimal	`6965810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A4A32, 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 #6A4A32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A4A32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #6A4A32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a4a32; }
.text { color: #6a4a32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a4a32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 74 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a4a32, #6a6632); }

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Questions

What color is #6A4A32?: #6A4A32 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A4A32?: The RGB value is 106, 74, 50: 106 red, 74 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A4A32?: The complementary color is #32526A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A4A32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.