What color is #6C4C3B?

#6C4C3B is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Buckeye. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C4C3B?

The RGB value is 108, 76, 59: 108 red, 76 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C4C3B?

The complementary color is #3B5B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C4C3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C4C3B color

#6C4C3B rgb(108, 76, 59)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6C4C3B is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 29.8% green and 23.1% blue (108, 76, 59).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 29% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 45% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Buckeye (#674834), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#6C4C3B color codes

HEX	`#6C4C3B`
RGB	`rgb(108, 76, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 29.8%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 29%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 45%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 45%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.35, 11.19, 15.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.35, 19.09, 54.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.559, 8.673, 5.308)`
Decimal	`7097403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C4C3B, 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 #6C4C3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C4C3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #6C4C3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c4c3b; }
.text { color: #6c4c3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c4c3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 76 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c4c3b, #6c643b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6C4C3B?: #6C4C3B is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Buckeye. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C4C3B?: The RGB value is 108, 76, 59: 108 red, 76 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C4C3B?: The complementary color is #3B5B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C4C3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.