What color is #6C6649?

#6C6649 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Eat Your Greens. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C6649?

The RGB value is 108, 102, 73: 108 red, 102 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6649?

The complementary color is #494F6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6649?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6649 color

#6C6649 rgb(108, 102, 73)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6C6649 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 40% green and 28.6% blue (108, 102, 73).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 19% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 32% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#6C6649 color codes

HEX	`#6C6649`
RGB	`rgb(108, 102, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 40%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 19%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 32%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 32%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.02, -2.61, 17.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.02, 17.48, 98.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.138, 13.172, 8.205)`
Decimal	`7104073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6649, 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 #6C6649	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6649 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #6C6649 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6649; }
.text { color: #6c6649; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6649; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 102 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6649, #616c49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #6C6649?: #6C6649 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Eat Your Greens. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C6649?: The RGB value is 108, 102, 73: 108 red, 102 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6649?: The complementary color is #494F6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6649?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.