What color is #6A6243?

#6A6243 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A6243?

The RGB value is 106, 98, 67: 106 red, 98 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6243?

The complementary color is #434B6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6243?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6243 color

#6A6243 rgb(106, 98, 67)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6A6243 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 38.4% green and 26.3% blue (106, 98, 67).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 23% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 37% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Ochicha Latte (#6B6047), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#6A6243 color codes

HEX	`#6A6243`
RGB	`rgb(106, 98, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 38.4%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 23%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 37%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 37%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.54, -1.98, 18.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.54, 18.93, 96.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.325, 12.205, 7.068)`
Decimal	`6971971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6243, 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 #6A6243	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6243 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #6A6243 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6243; }
.text { color: #6a6243; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6243; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 98 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6243, #5f6a43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #6A6243?: #6A6243 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A6243?: The RGB value is 106, 98, 67: 106 red, 98 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6243?: The complementary color is #434B6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6243?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.