What color is #6C352B?

#6C352B 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 #6C352B?

The RGB value is 108, 53, 43: 108 red, 53 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C352B?

The complementary color is #2B626C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C352B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C352B color

#6C352B rgb(108, 53, 43)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6C352B is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 20.8% green and 16.9% blue (108, 53, 43).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 43% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 60% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Kenyan Copper (#6C322E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#6C352B color codes

HEX	`#6C352B`
RGB	`rgb(108, 53, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 20.8%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 43%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 60%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 60%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.18, 23.4, 17.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.18, 29.17, 36.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.894, 5.91, 3.01)`
Decimal	`7091499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C352B, 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 #6C352B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C352B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #6C352B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c352b; }
.text { color: #6c352b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c352b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 53 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c352b, #6c562b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Umber.

Questions

What color is #6C352B?: #6C352B 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 #6C352B?: The RGB value is 108, 53, 43: 108 red, 53 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C352B?: The complementary color is #2B626C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C352B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.