What color is #6D5F4C?

#6D5F4C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D5F4C?

The RGB value is 109, 95, 76: 109 red, 95 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D5F4C?

The complementary color is #4C5A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D5F4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D5F4C color

#6D5F4C rgb(109, 95, 76)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6D5F4C is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 37.3% green and 29.8% blue (109, 95, 76).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 18% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 30% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Brown (#73624A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#6D5F4C color codes

HEX	`#6D5F4C`
RGB	`rgb(109, 95, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 37.3%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 18%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 30%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 30%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.15, 2.42, 12.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.15, 13.19, 79.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.704, 11.958, 8.528)`
Decimal	`7167820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D5F4C, 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 #6D5F4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D5F4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #6D5F4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d5f4c; }
.text { color: #6d5f4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d5f4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 95 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d5f4c, #6a6d4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6D5F4C?: #6D5F4C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D5F4C?: The RGB value is 109, 95, 76: 109 red, 95 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D5F4C?: The complementary color is #4C5A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D5F4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.