What color is #6C4641?

#6C4641 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Brunette. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C4641?

The RGB value is 108, 70, 65: 108 red, 70 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C4641?

The complementary color is #41676C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C4641?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C4641 color

#6C4641 rgb(108, 70, 65)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6C4641 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 27.5% green and 25.5% blue (108, 70, 65).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 25% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 40% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Brunette (#664238), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#6C4641 color codes

HEX	`#6C4641`
RGB	`rgb(108, 70, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 27.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 25%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 40%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 40%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.88, 15.64, 9.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.88, 18.41, 31.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.329, 7.951, 6.043)`
Decimal	`7095873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C4641, 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 #6C4641	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C4641 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #6C4641 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c4641; }
.text { color: #6c4641; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c4641; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 70 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c4641, #6c5c41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #6C4641?: #6C4641 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Brunette. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C4641?: The RGB value is 108, 70, 65: 108 red, 70 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C4641?: The complementary color is #41676C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C4641?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.