What color is #6B321D?

#6B321D is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Freshly Roasted Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B321D?

The RGB value is 107, 50, 29: 107 red, 50 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B321D?

The complementary color is #1D566B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B321D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B321D color

#6B321D rgb(107, 50, 29)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6B321D is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 19.6% green and 11.4% blue (107, 50, 29).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 57% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 73% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Roasted Coffee (#663322), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10:1).

#6B321D color codes

HEX	`#6B321D`
RGB	`rgb(107, 50, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 19.6%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 57%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 73%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 73%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.11, 23.65, 24.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.11, 34.26, 46.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.426, 5.497, 1.832)`
Decimal	`7025181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B321D, 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 #6B321D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B321D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #6B321D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b321d; }
.text { color: #6b321d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b321d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 50 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b321d, #6b591d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Walnut.

Questions

What color is #6B321D?: #6B321D is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Freshly Roasted Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B321D?: The RGB value is 107, 50, 29: 107 red, 50 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B321D?: The complementary color is #1D566B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B321D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.