What color is #6A5A3D?

#6A5A3D is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A5A3D?

The RGB value is 106, 90, 61: 106 red, 90 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A5A3D?

The complementary color is #3D4D6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A5A3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A5A3D color

#6A5A3D rgb(106, 90, 61)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6A5A3D is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 35.3% green and 23.9% blue (106, 90, 61).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 27% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 42% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Ochicha Latte (#6B6047), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#6A5A3D color codes

HEX	`#6A5A3D`
RGB	`rgb(106, 90, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 35.3%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 27%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 42%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 42%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.09, 2, 19.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.09, 19.28, 84.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.443, 10.714, 5.932)`
Decimal	`6969917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A5A3D, 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 #6A5A3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A5A3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #6A5A3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a5a3d; }
.text { color: #6a5a3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a5a3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 90 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a5a3d, #636a3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #6A5A3D?: #6A5A3D is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A5A3D?: The RGB value is 106, 90, 61: 106 red, 90 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A5A3D?: The complementary color is #3D4D6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A5A3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.