What color is #6A5C47?

#6A5C47 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A5C47?

The RGB value is 106, 92, 71: 106 red, 92 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A5C47?

The complementary color is #47556A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A5C47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A5C47 color

#6A5C47 rgb(106, 92, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6A5C47 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 36.1% green and 27.8% blue (106, 92, 71).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 20% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 33% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Brown (#73624A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#6A5C47 color codes

HEX	`#6A5C47`
RGB	`rgb(106, 92, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 36.1%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 20%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 33%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 33%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.87, 2.16, 14.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.87, 14.36, 81.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.908, 11.174, 7.542)`
Decimal	`6970439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A5C47, 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 #6A5C47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A5C47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #6A5C47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a5c47; }
.text { color: #6a5c47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a5c47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 92 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a5c47, #676a47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6A5C47?: #6A5C47 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A5C47?: The RGB value is 106, 92, 71: 106 red, 92 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A5C47?: The complementary color is #47556A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A5C47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.