What color is #6C6445?

#6C6445 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C6445?

The RGB value is 108, 100, 69: 108 red, 100 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6445?

The complementary color is #454D6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6445?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6445 color

#6C6445 rgb(108, 100, 69)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6C6445 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 39.2% green and 27.1% blue (108, 100, 69).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 22% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 36% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Ochicha Latte (#6B6047), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#6C6445 color codes

HEX	`#6C6445`
RGB	`rgb(108, 100, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 39.2%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 22%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 36%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 36%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.36, -2, 18.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.36, 18.87, 96.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.816, 12.732, 7.464)`
Decimal	`7103557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6445, 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 #6C6445	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6445 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #6C6445 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6445; }
.text { color: #6c6445; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6445; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 100 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6445, #616c45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #6C6445?: #6C6445 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C6445?: The RGB value is 108, 100, 69: 108 red, 100 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6445?: The complementary color is #454D6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6445?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.