What color is #6B644B?

#6B644B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B644B?

The RGB value is 107, 100, 75: 107 red, 100 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B644B?

The complementary color is #4B526B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B644B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B644B color

#6B644B rgb(107, 100, 75)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6B644B is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 39.2% green and 29.4% blue (107, 100, 75).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 18% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 30% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Ochicha Latte (#6B6047), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#6B644B color codes

HEX	`#6B644B`
RGB	`rgb(107, 100, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 39.2%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 18%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 30%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 30%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.38, -1.58, 15.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.38, 15.3, 95.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.891, 12.748, 8.49)`
Decimal	`7038027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B644B, 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 #6B644B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B644B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #6B644B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b644b; }
.text { color: #6b644b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b644b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 100 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b644b, #626b4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #6B644B?: #6B644B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B644B?: The RGB value is 107, 100, 75: 107 red, 100 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B644B?: The complementary color is #4B526B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B644B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.