What color is #6C4D48?

#6C4D48 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Liver. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C4D48?

The RGB value is 108, 77, 72: 108 red, 77 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C4D48?

The complementary color is #48676C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C4D48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C4D48 color

#6C4D48 rgb(108, 77, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6C4D48 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 30.2% green and 28.2% blue (108, 77, 72).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 20% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 33% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Liver (#654A46), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#6C4D48 color codes

HEX	`#6C4D48`
RGB	`rgb(108, 77, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 30.2%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 20%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 33%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 33%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.92, 12.33, 8.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.92, 14.78, 33.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.008, 8.964, 7.333)`
Decimal	`7097672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C4D48, 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 #6C4D48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C4D48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #6C4D48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c4d48; }
.text { color: #6c4d48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c4d48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 77 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c4d48, #6c5f48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #6C4D48?: #6C4D48 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Liver. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C4D48?: The RGB value is 108, 77, 72: 108 red, 77 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C4D48?: The complementary color is #48676C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C4D48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.