What color is #6D5349?

#6D5349 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D5349?

The RGB value is 109, 83, 73: 109 red, 83 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D5349?

The complementary color is #49636D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D5349?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D5349 color

#6D5349 rgb(109, 83, 73)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6D5349 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 32.5% green and 28.6% blue (109, 83, 73).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 20% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 33% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#6D5349 color codes

HEX	`#6D5349`
RGB	`rgb(109, 83, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 32.5%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 20%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 33%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 33%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.7, 9.24, 10.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.7, 13.63, 47.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.603, 9.919, 7.658)`
Decimal	`7164745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D5349, 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 #6D5349	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D5349 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #6D5349 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d5349; }
.text { color: #6d5349; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d5349; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 83 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d5349, #6d6549); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D5349?: #6D5349 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D5349?: The RGB value is 109, 83, 73: 109 red, 83 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D5349?: The complementary color is #49636D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D5349?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.