What color is #6C5E4B?

#6C5E4B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C5E4B?

The RGB value is 108, 94, 75: 108 red, 94 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C5E4B?

The complementary color is #4B596C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C5E4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C5E4B color

#6C5E4B rgb(108, 94, 75)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6C5E4B is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 36.9% green and 29.4% blue (108, 94, 75).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 18% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 31% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Brown (#73624A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#6C5E4B color codes

HEX	`#6C5E4B`
RGB	`rgb(108, 94, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 36.9%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 18%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 31%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 31%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.74, 2.43, 12.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.74, 13.21, 79.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.457, 11.702, 8.31)`
Decimal	`7102027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C5E4B, 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 #6C5E4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C5E4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #6C5E4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c5e4b; }
.text { color: #6c5e4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c5e4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 94 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c5e4b, #6a6c4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6C5E4B?: #6C5E4B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C5E4B?: The RGB value is 108, 94, 75: 108 red, 94 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C5E4B?: The complementary color is #4B596C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C5E4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.