What color is #6D5948?

#6D5948 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 #6D5948?

The RGB value is 109, 89, 72: 109 red, 89 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D5948?

The complementary color is #485C6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D5948?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D5948 color

#6D5948 rgb(109, 89, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6D5948 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 34.9% green and 28.2% blue (109, 89, 72).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 20% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 34% 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 6.62:1).

#6D5948 color codes

HEX	`#6D5948`
RGB	`rgb(109, 89, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 34.9%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 20%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 34%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 34%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.35, 5.44, 12.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.35, 14.02, 67.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.049, 10.864, 7.645)`
Decimal	`7166280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D5948, 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 #6D5948	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D5948 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #6D5948 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d5948; }
.text { color: #6d5948; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d5948; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 89 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d5948, #6d6b48); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6D5948?: #6D5948 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 #6D5948?: The RGB value is 109, 89, 72: 109 red, 89 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D5948?: The complementary color is #485C6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D5948?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.