What color is #6C483E?

#6C483E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brunette. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C483E?

The RGB value is 108, 72, 62: 108 red, 72 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C483E?

The complementary color is #3E626C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C483E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C483E color

#6C483E rgb(108, 72, 62)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6C483E is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 28.2% green and 24.3% blue (108, 72, 62).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 27% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 43% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Brunette (#664238), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#6C483E color codes

HEX	`#6C483E`
RGB	`rgb(108, 72, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 28.2%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 27%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 43%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 43%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.34, 14.02, 12.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.34, 18.61, 41.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.372, 8.171, 5.64)`
Decimal	`7096382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C483E, 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 #6C483E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C483E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #6C483E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c483e; }
.text { color: #6c483e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c483e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 72 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c483e, #6c5f3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #6C483E?: #6C483E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brunette. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C483E?: The RGB value is 108, 72, 62: 108 red, 72 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C483E?: The complementary color is #3E626C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C483E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.