What color is #6A4D45?

#6A4D45 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Liver. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A4D45?

The RGB value is 106, 77, 69: 106 red, 77 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A4D45?

The complementary color is #45626A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A4D45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A4D45 color

#6A4D45 rgb(106, 77, 69)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6A4D45 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 30.2% green and 27.1% blue (106, 77, 69).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 21% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 35% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Liver (#654A46), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#6A4D45 color codes

HEX	`#6A4D45`
RGB	`rgb(106, 77, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 30.2%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 21%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 35%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 35%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.6, 11.02, 9.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.6, 14.58, 40.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.672, 8.802, 6.819)`
Decimal	`6966597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A4D45, 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 #6A4D45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A4D45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #6A4D45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a4d45; }
.text { color: #6a4d45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a4d45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 77 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a4d45, #6a6045); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6A4D45?: #6A4D45 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Liver. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A4D45?: The RGB value is 106, 77, 69: 106 red, 77 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A4D45?: The complementary color is #45626A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A4D45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.