What color is #6A532B?

#6A532B is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Jungle Beat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A532B?

The RGB value is 106, 83, 43: 106 red, 83 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A532B?

The complementary color is #2B426A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A532B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A532B color

#6A532B rgb(106, 83, 43)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6A532B is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 32.5% green and 16.9% blue (106, 83, 43).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 42% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 59% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Beat (#654F2D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#6A532B color codes

HEX	`#6A532B`
RGB	`rgb(106, 83, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 32.5%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 42%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 59%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 59%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.79, 4.28, 26.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.79, 27.14, 80.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.474, 9.426, 3.605)`
Decimal	`6968107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A532B, 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 #6A532B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A532B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #6A532B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a532b; }
.text { color: #6a532b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a532b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 83 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a532b, #626a2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #6A532B?: #6A532B is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Jungle Beat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A532B?: The RGB value is 106, 83, 43: 106 red, 83 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A532B?: The complementary color is #2B426A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A532B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.