What color is #6B473B?

#6B473B is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Brunette. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B473B?

The RGB value is 107, 71, 59: 107 red, 71 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B473B?

The complementary color is #3B5F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B473B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B473B color

#6B473B rgb(107, 71, 59)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6B473B is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 27.8% green and 23.1% blue (107, 71, 59).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 29% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 45% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Brunette (#664238), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#6B473B color codes

HEX	`#6B473B`
RGB	`rgb(107, 71, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 27.8%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 29%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 45%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 45%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.88, 13.81, 13.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.88, 19.29, 44.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.106, 7.949, 5.191)`
Decimal	`7030587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B473B, 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 #6B473B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B473B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #6B473B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b473b; }
.text { color: #6b473b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b473b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 71 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b473b, #6b5f3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #6B473B?: #6B473B is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Brunette. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B473B?: The RGB value is 107, 71, 59: 107 red, 71 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B473B?: The complementary color is #3B5F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B473B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.