What color is #6D533B?

#6D533B is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tobacco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D533B?

The RGB value is 109, 83, 59: 109 red, 83 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D533B?

The complementary color is #3B556D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D533B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D533B color

#6D533B rgb(109, 83, 59)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6D533B is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 32.5% green and 23.1% blue (109, 83, 59).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 30% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 46% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Tobacco (#684F3C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#6D533B color codes

HEX	`#6D533B`
RGB	`rgb(109, 83, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 32.5%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 30%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 46%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 46%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.4, 7.36, 18.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.4, 19.64, 67.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.19, 9.754, 5.483)`
Decimal	`7164731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D533B, 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 #6D533B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D533B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #6D533B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d533b; }
.text { color: #6d533b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d533b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 83 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d533b, #6d6c3b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D533B?: #6D533B is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tobacco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D533B?: The RGB value is 109, 83, 59: 109 red, 83 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D533B?: The complementary color is #3B556D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D533B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.