What color is #6D5844?

#6D5844 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D5844?

The RGB value is 109, 88, 68: 109 red, 88 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D5844?

The complementary color is #44596D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D5844?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D5844 color

#6D5844 rgb(109, 88, 68)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6D5844 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 34.5% green and 26.7% blue (109, 88, 68).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 23% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 38% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Baby Bear (#6F5944), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#6D5844 color codes

HEX	`#6D5844`
RGB	`rgb(109, 88, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 34.5%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 23%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 38%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 38%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.98, 5.48, 14.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.98, 15.84, 69.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.84, 10.649, 6.952)`
Decimal	`7166020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D5844, 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 #6D5844	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D5844 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #6D5844 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d5844; }
.text { color: #6d5844; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d5844; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 88 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d5844, #6d6c44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6D5844?: #6D5844 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D5844?: The RGB value is 109, 88, 68: 109 red, 88 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D5844?: The complementary color is #44596D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D5844?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.