What color is #6D362C?

#6D362C is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Crown of Thorns. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D362C?

The RGB value is 109, 54, 44: 109 red, 54 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D362C?

The complementary color is #2C636D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D362C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D362C color

#6D362C rgb(109, 54, 44)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6D362C is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 21.2% green and 17.3% blue (109, 54, 44).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 42% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 60% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Thorns (#763C33), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#6D362C color codes

HEX	`#6D362C`
RGB	`rgb(109, 54, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 21.2%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 42%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 60%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 60%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.59, 23.33, 17.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.59, 29.08, 36.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.081, 6.072, 3.129)`
Decimal	`7157292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D362C, 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 #6D362C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D362C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #6D362C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d362c; }
.text { color: #6d362c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d362c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 54 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d362c, #6d562c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Umber.

Questions

What color is #6D362C?: #6D362C is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Crown of Thorns. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D362C?: The RGB value is 109, 54, 44: 109 red, 54 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D362C?: The complementary color is #2C636D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D362C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.