What color is #6C4A18?

#6C4A18 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Very Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C4A18?

The RGB value is 108, 74, 24: 108 red, 74 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C4A18?

The complementary color is #183A6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C4A18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C4A18 color

#6C4A18 rgb(108, 74, 24)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6C4A18 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 29% green and 9.4% blue (108, 74, 24).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 64% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 78% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Very Coffee (#664411), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#6C4A18 color codes

HEX	`#6C4A18`
RGB	`rgb(108, 74, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 29%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 64%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 78%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 78%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.3, 9.38, 34.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.3, 35.44, 74.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.799, 8.152, 1.974)`
Decimal	`7096856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C4A18, 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 #6C4A18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C4A18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	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 #6C4A18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c4a18; }
.text { color: #6c4a18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c4a18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 74 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c4a18, #646c18); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chocolate Brown.

Questions

What color is #6C4A18?: #6C4A18 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Very Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C4A18?: The RGB value is 108, 74, 24: 108 red, 74 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C4A18?: The complementary color is #183A6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C4A18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.