What color is #6D513F?

#6D513F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bison. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D513F?

The RGB value is 109, 81, 63: 109 red, 81 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D513F?

The complementary color is #3F5B6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D513F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D513F color

#6D513F rgb(109, 81, 63)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6D513F is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 31.8% green and 24.7% blue (109, 81, 63).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 27% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 42% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Bison (#6E4F3A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#6D513F color codes

HEX	`#6D513F`
RGB	`rgb(109, 81, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 31.8%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 27%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 42%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 42%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.92, 9.08, 15.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.92, 17.65, 59.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.147, 9.496, 6)`
Decimal	`7164223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D513F, 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 #6D513F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D513F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #6D513F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d513f; }
.text { color: #6d513f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d513f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 81 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d513f, #6d683f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D513F?: #6D513F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bison. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D513F?: The RGB value is 109, 81, 63: 109 red, 81 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D513F?: The complementary color is #3F5B6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D513F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.