What color is #6B4942?

#6B4942 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Liver. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B4942?

The RGB value is 107, 73, 66: 107 red, 73 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B4942?

The complementary color is #42646B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B4942?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B4942 color

#6B4942 rgb(107, 73, 66)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6B4942 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 28.6% green and 25.9% blue (107, 73, 66).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 24% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 38% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Liver (#654A46), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#6B4942 color codes

HEX	`#6B4942`
RGB	`rgb(107, 73, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 28.6%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 24%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 38%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 38%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.57, 13.5, 10.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.57, 16.81, 36.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.43, 8.285, 6.256)`
Decimal	`7031106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B4942, 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 #6B4942	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B4942 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #6B4942 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b4942; }
.text { color: #6b4942; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b4942; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 73 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b4942, #6b5e42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #6B4942?: #6B4942 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Liver. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B4942?: The RGB value is 107, 73, 66: 107 red, 73 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B4942?: The complementary color is #42646B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B4942?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.