What color is #6C504A?

#6C504A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C504A?

The RGB value is 108, 80, 74: 108 red, 80 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C504A?

The complementary color is #4A666C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C504A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C504A color

#6C504A rgb(108, 80, 74)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6C504A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 31.4% green and 29% blue (108, 80, 74).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 19% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 31% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#6C504A color codes

HEX	`#6C504A`
RGB	`rgb(108, 80, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 31.4%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 19%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 31%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 31%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.78, 10.79, 8.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.78, 13.5, 36.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.289, 9.42, 7.754)`
Decimal	`7098442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C504A, 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 #6C504A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C504A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #6C504A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c504a; }
.text { color: #6c504a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c504a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 80 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c504a, #6c614a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6C504A?: #6C504A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C504A?: The RGB value is 108, 80, 74: 108 red, 80 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C504A?: The complementary color is #4A666C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C504A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.