What color is #6D4B47?

#6D4B47 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Liver. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D4B47?

The RGB value is 109, 75, 71: 109 red, 75 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D4B47?

The complementary color is #47696D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D4B47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D4B47 color

#6D4B47 rgb(109, 75, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6D4B47 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 29.4% green and 27.8% blue (109, 75, 71).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 21% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 35% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Liver (#654A46), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#6D4B47 color codes

HEX	`#6D4B47`
RGB	`rgb(109, 75, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 29.4%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 21%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 35%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 35%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.48, 13.85, 8.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.48, 16.08, 30.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.96, 8.739, 7.122)`
Decimal	`7162695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D4B47, 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 #6D4B47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D4B47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #6D4B47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d4b47; }
.text { color: #6d4b47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d4b47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 75 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d4b47, #6d5e47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #6D4B47?: #6D4B47 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Liver. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D4B47?: The RGB value is 109, 75, 71: 109 red, 75 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D4B47?: The complementary color is #47696D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D4B47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.