What color is #6B5347?

#6B5347 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 #6B5347?

The RGB value is 107, 83, 71: 107 red, 83 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B5347?

The complementary color is #475F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B5347?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B5347 color

#6B5347 rgb(107, 83, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6B5347 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 32.5% green and 27.8% blue (107, 83, 71).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 20% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 34% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Hold Your Horses (#705446), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#6B5347 color codes

HEX	`#6B5347`
RGB	`rgb(107, 83, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 32.5%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 20%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 34%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 34%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.42, 8.07, 10.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.42, 13.52, 53.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.294, 9.768, 7.303)`
Decimal	`7033671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B5347, 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 #6B5347	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B5347 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #6B5347 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b5347; }
.text { color: #6b5347; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b5347; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 83 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b5347, #6b6547); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6B5347?: #6B5347 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 #6B5347?: The RGB value is 107, 83, 71: 107 red, 83 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B5347?: The complementary color is #475F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B5347?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.