What color is #6B6047?

#6B6047 is a dark, grayish orange known as Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B6047?

The RGB value is 107, 96, 71: 107 red, 96 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6047?

The complementary color is #47526B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6047?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6047 color

#6B6047 rgb(107, 96, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6B6047 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 37.6% green and 27.8% blue (107, 96, 71).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 20% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 34% yellow and 58% black.

This exact color is also called Ochicha Latte.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#6B6047 color codes

HEX	`#6B6047`
RGB	`rgb(107, 96, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 37.6%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 20%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 34%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 34%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.13, 0.21, 15.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.13, 15.92, 89.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.384, 11.947, 7.666)`
Decimal	`7036999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6047, 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 #6B6047	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6047 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #6B6047 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6047; }
.text { color: #6b6047; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6047; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 96 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6047, #646b47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6B6047?: #6B6047 is a dark, grayish orange known as Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B6047?: The RGB value is 107, 96, 71: 107 red, 96 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6047?: The complementary color is #47526B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6047?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.