What color is #6C5124?

#6C5124 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Jungle Beat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C5124?

The RGB value is 108, 81, 36: 108 red, 81 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C5124?

The complementary color is #243F6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C5124?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C5124 color

#6C5124 rgb(108, 81, 36)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6C5124 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 31.8% green and 14.1% blue (108, 81, 36).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 50% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 67% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Beat (#654F2D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#6C5124 color codes

HEX	`#6C5124`
RGB	`rgb(108, 81, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 31.8%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 50%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 67%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 67%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.37, 5.87, 30.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.37, 30.81, 79.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.446, 9.201, 2.947)`
Decimal	`7098660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C5124, 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 #6C5124	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C5124 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #6C5124 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c5124; }
.text { color: #6c5124; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c5124; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 81 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c5124, #636c24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #6C5124?: #6C5124 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Jungle Beat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C5124?: The RGB value is 108, 81, 36: 108 red, 81 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C5124?: The complementary color is #243F6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C5124?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.