What color is #6D5044?

#6D5044 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Bigfoot. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D5044?

The RGB value is 109, 80, 68: 109 red, 80 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D5044?

The complementary color is #44616D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D5044?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D5044 color

#6D5044 rgb(109, 80, 68)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6D5044 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 31.4% green and 26.7% blue (109, 80, 68).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 23% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 38% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Bigfoot (#715145), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#6D5044 color codes

HEX	`#6D5044`
RGB	`rgb(109, 80, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 31.4%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 23%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 38%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 38%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.76, 10.36, 11.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.76, 15.72, 48.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.219, 9.406, 6.745)`
Decimal	`7163972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D5044, 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 #6D5044	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D5044 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #6D5044 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d5044; }
.text { color: #6d5044; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d5044; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 80 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d5044, #6d6544); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6D5044?: #6D5044 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Bigfoot. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D5044?: The RGB value is 109, 80, 68: 109 red, 80 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D5044?: The complementary color is #44616D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D5044?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.