What color is #6D5736?

#6D5736 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Oak Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D5736?

The RGB value is 109, 87, 54: 109 red, 87 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D5736?

The complementary color is #364C6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D5736?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D5736 color

#6D5736 rgb(109, 87, 54)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6D5736 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 34.1% green and 21.2% blue (109, 87, 54).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 34% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 50% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Oak Barrel (#715636), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#6D5736 color codes

HEX	`#6D5736`
RGB	`rgb(109, 87, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 34.1%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 34%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 50%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 50%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.44, 4.37, 22.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.44, 22.96, 79.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.381, 10.335, 4.937)`
Decimal	`7165750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D5736, 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 #6D5736	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D5736 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	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 #6D5736 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d5736; }
.text { color: #6d5736; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d5736; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 87 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d5736, #676d36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #6D5736?: #6D5736 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Oak Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D5736?: The RGB value is 109, 87, 54: 109 red, 87 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D5736?: The complementary color is #364C6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D5736?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.