What color is #6C614E?

#6C614E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C614E?

The RGB value is 108, 97, 78: 108 red, 97 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C614E?

The complementary color is #4E596C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C614E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C614E color

#6C614E rgb(108, 97, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C614E is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 38% green and 30.6% blue (108, 97, 78).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 16% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 28% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Ochicha Latte (#6B6047), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#6C614E color codes

HEX	`#6C614E`
RGB	`rgb(108, 97, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 38%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 16%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 28%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 28%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.67, 1.09, 12.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.67, 12.5, 84.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.834, 12.288, 8.955)`
Decimal	`7102798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C614E, 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 #6C614E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C614E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #6C614E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c614e; }
.text { color: #6c614e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c614e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 97 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c614e, #686c4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6C614E?: #6C614E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C614E?: The RGB value is 108, 97, 78: 108 red, 97 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C614E?: The complementary color is #4E596C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C614E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.