What color is #6B5045?

#6B5045 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B5045?

The RGB value is 107, 80, 69: 107 red, 80 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B5045?

The complementary color is #45606B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B5045?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B5045 color

#6B5045 rgb(107, 80, 69)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6B5045 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 31.4% green and 27.1% blue (107, 80, 69).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 22% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 36% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#6B5045 color codes

HEX	`#6B5045`
RGB	`rgb(107, 80, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 31.4%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 22%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 36%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 36%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.54, 9.62, 10.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.54, 14.51, 48.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.007, 9.293, 6.896)`
Decimal	`7032901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B5045, 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 #6B5045	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B5045 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #6B5045 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b5045; }
.text { color: #6b5045; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b5045; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 80 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b5045, #6b6345); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6B5045?: #6B5045 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B5045?: The RGB value is 107, 80, 69: 107 red, 80 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B5045?: The complementary color is #45606B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B5045?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.