What color is #6D5B40?

#6D5B40 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D5B40?

The RGB value is 109, 91, 64: 109 red, 91 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D5B40?

The complementary color is #40526D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D5B40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D5B40 color

#6D5B40 rgb(109, 91, 64)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6D5B40 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 35.7% green and 25.1% blue (109, 91, 64).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 26% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 41% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Brown (#73624A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#6D5B40 color codes

HEX	`#6D5B40`
RGB	`rgb(109, 91, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 35.7%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 26%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 41%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 41%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.76, 3.14, 18.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.76, 18.58, 80.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.973, 11.104, 6.415)`
Decimal	`7166784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D5B40, 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 #6D5B40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D5B40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #6D5B40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d5b40; }
.text { color: #6d5b40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d5b40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 91 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d5b40, #696d40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #6D5B40?: #6D5B40 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D5B40?: The RGB value is 109, 91, 64: 109 red, 91 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D5B40?: The complementary color is #40526D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D5B40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.