What color is #6A5242?

#6A5242 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Tobacco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A5242?

The RGB value is 106, 82, 66: 106 red, 82 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A5242?

The complementary color is #425A6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A5242?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A5242 color

#6A5242 rgb(106, 82, 66)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6A5242 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 32.2% green and 25.9% blue (106, 82, 66).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 23% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 38% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Tobacco (#684F3C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#6A5242 color codes

HEX	`#6A5242`
RGB	`rgb(106, 82, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 32.2%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 23%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 38%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 38%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.92, 7.52, 13.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.92, 15.21, 60.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.945, 9.493, 6.462)`
Decimal	`6967874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A5242, 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 #6A5242	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A5242 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #6A5242 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a5242; }
.text { color: #6a5242; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a5242; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 82 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a5242, #6a6642); }

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Questions

What color is #6A5242?: #6A5242 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Tobacco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A5242?: The RGB value is 106, 82, 66: 106 red, 82 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A5242?: The complementary color is #425A6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A5242?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.