What color is #6D5241?

#6D5241 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hold Your Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D5241?

The RGB value is 109, 82, 65: 109 red, 82 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D5241?

The complementary color is #415C6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D5241?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D5241 color

#6D5241 rgb(109, 82, 65)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6D5241 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 32.2% green and 25.5% blue (109, 82, 65).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 25% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 40% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Hold Your Horses (#705446), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#6D5241 color codes

HEX	`#6D5241`
RGB	`rgb(109, 82, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 32.2%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 25%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 40%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 40%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.24, 8.73, 14.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.24, 16.79, 58.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.278, 9.668, 6.325)`
Decimal	`7164481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D5241, 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 #6D5241	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D5241 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #6D5241 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d5241; }
.text { color: #6d5241; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d5241; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 82 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d5241, #6d6841); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D5241?: #6D5241 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hold Your Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D5241?: The RGB value is 109, 82, 65: 109 red, 82 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D5241?: The complementary color is #415C6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D5241?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.