What color is #6B5144?

#6B5144 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hold Your Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B5144?

The RGB value is 107, 81, 68: 107 red, 81 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B5144?

The complementary color is #445E6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B5144?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B5144 color

#6B5144 rgb(107, 81, 68)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6B5144 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 31.8% green and 26.7% blue (107, 81, 68).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 22% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 36% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Hold Your Horses (#705446), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#6B5144 color codes

HEX	`#6B5144`
RGB	`rgb(107, 81, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 31.8%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 22%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 36%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 36%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.8, 8.86, 11.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.8, 14.79, 53.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.049, 9.429, 6.758)`
Decimal	`7033156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B5144, 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 #6B5144	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B5144 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #6B5144 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b5144; }
.text { color: #6b5144; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b5144; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 81 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b5144, #6b6544); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6B5144?: #6B5144 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hold Your Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B5144?: The RGB value is 107, 81, 68: 107 red, 81 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B5144?: The complementary color is #445E6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B5144?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.