What color is #6D5026?

#6D5026 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Rain. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D5026?

The RGB value is 109, 80, 38: 109 red, 80 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D5026?

The complementary color is #26436D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D5026?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D5026 color

#6D5026 rgb(109, 80, 38)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6D5026 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 31.4% green and 14.9% blue (109, 80, 38).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 48% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 65% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Rain (#714F29), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#6D5026 color codes

HEX	`#6D5026`
RGB	`rgb(109, 80, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 31.4%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 48%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 65%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 65%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.23, 7.11, 29.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.23, 29.88, 76.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.526, 9.129, 3.094)`
Decimal	`7163942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D5026, 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 #6D5026	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D5026 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #6D5026 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d5026; }
.text { color: #6d5026; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d5026; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 80 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d5026, #676d26); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #6D5026?: #6D5026 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Rain. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D5026?: The RGB value is 109, 80, 38: 109 red, 80 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D5026?: The complementary color is #26436D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D5026?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.