What color is #6D634E?

#6D634E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D634E?

The RGB value is 109, 99, 78: 109 red, 99 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D634E?

The complementary color is #4E586D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D634E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D634E color

#6D634E rgb(109, 99, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6D634E is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 38.8% green and 30.6% blue (109, 99, 78).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 17% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 28% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Ochicha Latte (#6B6047), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#6D634E color codes

HEX	`#6D634E`
RGB	`rgb(109, 99, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 38.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 17%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 28%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 28%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.35, 0.34, 13.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.35, 13.41, 88.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.144, 12.725, 9.023)`
Decimal	`7168846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D634E, 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 #6D634E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D634E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #6D634E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d634e; }
.text { color: #6d634e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d634e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 99 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d634e, #686d4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6D634E?: #6D634E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D634E?: The RGB value is 109, 99, 78: 109 red, 99 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D634E?: The complementary color is #4E586D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D634E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.