What color is #6D553E?

#6D553E is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D553E?

The RGB value is 109, 85, 62: 109 red, 85 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D553E?

The complementary color is #3E566D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D553E?

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.

#6D553E color

#6D553E rgb(109, 85, 62)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6D553E is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 33.3% green and 24.3% blue (109, 85, 62).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 27% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 43% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Baby Bear (#6F5944), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#6D553E color codes

HEX	`#6D553E`
RGB	`rgb(109, 85, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 33.3%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 27%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 43%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 43%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.02, 6.52, 17.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.02, 18.4, 69.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.425, 10.097, 5.956)`
Decimal	`7165246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D553E, 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 #6D553E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D553E 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 #6D553E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d553e; }
.text { color: #6d553e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d553e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 85 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d553e, #6d6c3e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D553E?: #6D553E is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D553E?: The RGB value is 109, 85, 62: 109 red, 85 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D553E?: The complementary color is #3E566D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D553E?: 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.