What color is #6C392F?

#6C392F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Crown of Thorns. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C392F?

The RGB value is 108, 57, 47: 108 red, 57 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C392F?

The complementary color is #2F626C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C392F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C392F color

#6C392F rgb(108, 57, 47)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6C392F is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 22.4% green and 18.4% blue (108, 57, 47).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 39% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 56% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Thorns (#763C33), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.28:1).

#6C392F color codes

HEX	`#6C392F`
RGB	`rgb(108, 57, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 22.4%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 39%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 56%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 56%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.21, 21.42, 16.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.21, 26.86, 37.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.161, 6.32, 3.479)`
Decimal	`7092527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C392F, 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 #6C392F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C392F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #6C392F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c392f; }
.text { color: #6c392f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c392f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 57 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c392f, #6c582f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #6C392F?: #6C392F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Crown of Thorns. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C392F?: The RGB value is 108, 57, 47: 108 red, 57 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C392F?: The complementary color is #2F626C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C392F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.