What color is #6C5A46?

#6C5A46 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C5A46?

The RGB value is 108, 90, 70: 108 red, 90 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C5A46?

The complementary color is #46586C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C5A46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C5A46 color

#6C5A46 rgb(108, 90, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6C5A46 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 35.3% green and 27.5% blue (108, 90, 70).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 21% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 35% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Baby Bear (#6F5944), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#6C5A46 color codes

HEX	`#6C5A46`
RGB	`rgb(108, 90, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 35.3%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 21%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 35%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 35%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.48, 4.11, 14.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.48, 14.89, 73.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.946, 10.943, 7.329)`
Decimal	`7100998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C5A46, 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 #6C5A46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C5A46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #6C5A46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c5a46; }
.text { color: #6c5a46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c5a46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 90 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c5a46, #6b6c46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6C5A46?: #6C5A46 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C5A46?: The RGB value is 108, 90, 70: 108 red, 90 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C5A46?: The complementary color is #46586C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C5A46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.