What color is #6B4840?

#6B4840 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brunette. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B4840?

The RGB value is 107, 72, 64: 107 red, 72 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B4840?

The complementary color is #40636B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B4840?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B4840 color

#6B4840 rgb(107, 72, 64)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6B4840 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 28.2% green and 25.1% blue (107, 72, 64).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 25% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 40% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Brunette (#664238), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#6B4840 color codes

HEX	`#6B4840`
RGB	`rgb(107, 72, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 28.2%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 25%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 40%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 40%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.25, 13.84, 10.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.25, 17.58, 38.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.307, 8.131, 5.929)`
Decimal	`7030848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B4840, 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 #6B4840	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B4840 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #6B4840 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b4840; }
.text { color: #6b4840; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b4840; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 72 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b4840, #6b5e40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #6B4840?: #6B4840 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brunette. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B4840?: The RGB value is 107, 72, 64: 107 red, 72 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B4840?: The complementary color is #40636B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B4840?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.