What color is #6B5934?

#6B5934 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B5934?

The RGB value is 107, 89, 52: 107 red, 89 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B5934?

The complementary color is #34466B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B5934?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B5934 color

#6B5934 rgb(107, 89, 52)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6B5934 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 34.9% green and 20.4% blue (107, 89, 52).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 35% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 51% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Olivary (#6E592C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#6B5934 color codes

HEX	`#6B5934`
RGB	`rgb(107, 89, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 34.9%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 35%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 51%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 51%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.76, 2.01, 24.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.76, 24.15, 85.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.256, 10.519, 4.738)`
Decimal	`7035188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B5934, 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 #6B5934	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B5934 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #6B5934 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b5934; }
.text { color: #6b5934; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b5934; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 89 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b5934, #626b34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #6B5934?: #6B5934 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B5934?: The RGB value is 107, 89, 52: 107 red, 89 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B5934?: The complementary color is #34466B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B5934?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.