What color is #6C5649?

#6C5649 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 #6C5649?

The RGB value is 108, 86, 73: 108 red, 86 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C5649?

The complementary color is #495F6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C5649?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C5649 color

#6C5649 rgb(108, 86, 73)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6C5649 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 33.7% green and 28.6% blue (108, 86, 73).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 19% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 32% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Hold Your Horses (#705446), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#6C5649 color codes

HEX	`#6C5649`
RGB	`rgb(108, 86, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 33.7%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 19%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 32%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 32%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.42, 6.97, 11.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.42, 13.03, 57.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.715, 10.325, 7.731)`
Decimal	`7099977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C5649, 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 #6C5649	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C5649 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #6C5649 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c5649; }
.text { color: #6c5649; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c5649; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 86 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c5649, #6c6849); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6C5649?: #6C5649 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 #6C5649?: The RGB value is 108, 86, 73: 108 red, 86 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C5649?: The complementary color is #495F6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C5649?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.