What color is #6C3933?

#6C3933 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Single Origin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C3933?

The RGB value is 108, 57, 51: 108 red, 57 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C3933?

The complementary color is #33666C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C3933?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C3933 color

#6C3933 rgb(108, 57, 51)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6C3933 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 22.4% green and 20% blue (108, 57, 51).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 36% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 53% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Single Origin (#713E39), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

#6C3933 color codes

HEX	`#6C3933`
RGB	`rgb(108, 57, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 22.4%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 36%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 53%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 53%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.29, 21.82, 13.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.29, 25.79, 32.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.246, 6.354, 3.924)`
Decimal	`7092531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C3933, 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 #6C3933	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C3933 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #6C3933 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c3933; }
.text { color: #6c3933; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c3933; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 57 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c3933, #6c5633); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #6C3933?: #6C3933 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Single Origin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C3933?: The RGB value is 108, 57, 51: 108 red, 57 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C3933?: The complementary color is #33666C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C3933?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.