What color is #6C2E25?

#6C2E25 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Kenyan Copper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C2E25?

The RGB value is 108, 46, 37: 108 red, 46 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C2E25?

The complementary color is #25636C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C2E25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C2E25 color

#6C2E25 rgb(108, 46, 37)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6C2E25 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 18% green and 14.5% blue (108, 46, 37).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 49% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 66% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Kenyan Copper (#6C322E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.22:1).

#6C2E25 color codes

HEX	`#6C2E25`
RGB	`rgb(108, 46, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 18%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 49%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 66%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 66%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.51, 26.88, 19.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.51, 33, 35.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.496, 5.277, 2.374)`
Decimal	`7089701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C2E25, 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 #6C2E25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C2E25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #6C2E25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c2e25; }
.text { color: #6c2e25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c2e25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 46 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c2e25, #6c5225); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Umber.

Questions

What color is #6C2E25?: #6C2E25 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Kenyan Copper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C2E25?: The RGB value is 108, 46, 37: 108 red, 46 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C2E25?: The complementary color is #25636C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C2E25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.