What color is #6C4A3A?

#6C4A3A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cappuccino. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C4A3A?

The RGB value is 108, 74, 58: 108 red, 74 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C4A3A?

The complementary color is #3A5C6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C4A3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C4A3A color

#6C4A3A rgb(108, 74, 58)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6C4A3A is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 29% green and 22.7% blue (108, 74, 58).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 30% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 46% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Cappuccino (#704A3A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#6C4A3A color codes

HEX	`#6C4A3A`
RGB	`rgb(108, 74, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 29%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 30%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 46%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 46%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.79, 12.3, 15.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.79, 19.66, 51.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.397, 8.392, 5.127)`
Decimal	`7096890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C4A3A, 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 #6C4A3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C4A3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #6C4A3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c4a3a; }
.text { color: #6c4a3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c4a3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 74 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c4a3a, #6c633a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6C4A3A?: #6C4A3A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cappuccino. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C4A3A?: The RGB value is 108, 74, 58: 108 red, 74 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C4A3A?: The complementary color is #3A5C6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C4A3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.