What color is #6D544A?

#6D544A 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 #6D544A?

The RGB value is 109, 84, 74: 109 red, 84 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D544A?

The complementary color is #4A636D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D544A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D544A color

#6D544A rgb(109, 84, 74)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6D544A is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 32.9% green and 29% blue (109, 84, 74).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 19% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 32% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#6D544A color codes

HEX	`#6D544A`
RGB	`rgb(109, 84, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 32.9%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 19%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 32%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 32%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38, 8.78, 9.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38, 13.17, 48.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.713, 10.087, 7.86)`
Decimal	`7165002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D544A, 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 #6D544A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D544A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #6D544A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d544a; }
.text { color: #6d544a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d544a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 84 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d544a, #6d654a); }

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Questions

What color is #6D544A?: #6D544A 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 #6D544A?: The RGB value is 109, 84, 74: 109 red, 84 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D544A?: The complementary color is #4A636D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D544A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.