What color is #6C5447?

#6C5447 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hold Your Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C5447?

The RGB value is 108, 84, 71: 108 red, 84 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C5447?

The complementary color is #475F6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C5447?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C5447 color

#6C5447 rgb(108, 84, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6C5447 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 32.9% green and 27.8% blue (108, 84, 71).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 21% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 34% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Hold Your Horses (#705446), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#6C5447 color codes

HEX	`#6C5447`
RGB	`rgb(108, 84, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 32.9%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 21%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 34%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 34%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.81, 7.9, 11.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.81, 13.87, 55.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.492, 9.984, 7.335)`
Decimal	`7099463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C5447, 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 #6C5447	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C5447 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #6C5447 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c5447; }
.text { color: #6c5447; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c5447; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 84 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c5447, #6c6747); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6C5447?: #6C5447 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hold Your Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C5447?: The RGB value is 108, 84, 71: 108 red, 84 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C5447?: The complementary color is #475F6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C5447?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.