What color is #6A5F49?

#6A5F49 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A5F49?

The RGB value is 106, 95, 73: 106 red, 95 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A5F49?

The complementary color is #49546A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A5F49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A5F49 color

#6A5F49 rgb(106, 95, 73)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6A5F49 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 37.3% green and 28.6% blue (106, 95, 73).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 18% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 31% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Ochicha Latte (#6B6047), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#6A5F49 color codes

HEX	`#6A5F49`
RGB	`rgb(106, 95, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 37.3%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 18%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 31%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 31%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.78, 0.66, 14.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.78, 14.24, 87.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.239, 11.73, 7.974)`
Decimal	`6971209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A5F49, 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 #6A5F49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A5F49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	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 #6A5F49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a5f49; }
.text { color: #6a5f49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a5f49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 95 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a5f49, #656a49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6A5F49?: #6A5F49 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A5F49?: The RGB value is 106, 95, 73: 106 red, 95 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A5F49?: The complementary color is #49546A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A5F49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.