What color is #6A5137?

#6A5137 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A5137?

The RGB value is 106, 81, 55: 106 red, 81 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A5137?

The complementary color is #37506A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A5137?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A5137 color

#6A5137 rgb(106, 81, 55)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6A5137 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 31.8% green and 21.6% blue (106, 81, 55).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 32% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 48% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wild Chocolate (#665134), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#6A5137 color codes

HEX	`#6A5137`
RGB	`rgb(106, 81, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 31.8%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 32%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 48%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 48%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.41, 6.73, 19.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.41, 20.42, 70.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.576, 9.225, 4.89)`
Decimal	`6967607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A5137, 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 #6A5137	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A5137 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #6A5137 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a5137; }
.text { color: #6a5137; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a5137; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 81 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a5137, #6a6a37); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A5137?: #6A5137 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A5137?: The RGB value is 106, 81, 55: 106 red, 81 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A5137?: The complementary color is #37506A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A5137?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.