What color is #6B4E35?

#6B4E35 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B4E35?

The RGB value is 107, 78, 53: 107 red, 78 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B4E35?

The complementary color is #35526B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B4E35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B4E35 color

#6B4E35 rgb(107, 78, 53)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6B4E35 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 30.6% green and 20.8% blue (107, 78, 53).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 34% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 50% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Coffee (#6F4E37), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#6B4E35 color codes

HEX	`#6B4E35`
RGB	`rgb(107, 78, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 30.6%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 34%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 50%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 50%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.66, 8.81, 19.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.66, 21.43, 65.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.431, 8.832, 4.576)`
Decimal	`7032373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B4E35, 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 #6B4E35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B4E35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #6B4E35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b4e35; }
.text { color: #6b4e35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b4e35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 78 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b4e35, #6b6935); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6B4E35?: #6B4E35 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B4E35?: The RGB value is 107, 78, 53: 107 red, 78 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B4E35?: The complementary color is #35526B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B4E35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.