What color is #6A4E40?

#6A4E40 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hold Your Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A4E40?

The RGB value is 106, 78, 64: 106 red, 78 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A4E40?

The complementary color is #405C6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A4E40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A4E40 color

#6A4E40 rgb(106, 78, 64)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6A4E40 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 30.6% green and 25.1% blue (106, 78, 64).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 25% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 40% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Hold Your Horses (#705446), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#6A4E40 color codes

HEX	`#6A4E40`
RGB	`rgb(106, 78, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 30.6%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 25%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 40%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 40%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.76, 9.7, 12.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.76, 16.13, 53.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.594, 8.884, 6.059)`
Decimal	`6966848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A4E40, 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 #6A4E40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A4E40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #6A4E40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a4e40; }
.text { color: #6a4e40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a4e40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 78 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a4e40, #6a6340); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #6A4E40?: #6A4E40 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hold Your Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A4E40?: The RGB value is 106, 78, 64: 106 red, 78 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A4E40?: The complementary color is #405C6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A4E40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.