What color is #6D6549?

#6D6549 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6549?

The RGB value is 109, 101, 73: 109 red, 101 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6549?

The complementary color is #49516D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6549?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6549 color

#6D6549 rgb(109, 101, 73)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6D6549 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 39.6% green and 28.6% blue (109, 101, 73).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 20% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 33% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Ochicha Latte (#6B6047), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#6D6549 color codes

HEX	`#6D6549`
RGB	`rgb(109, 101, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 39.6%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 20%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 33%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 33%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.82, -1.58, 17.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.82, 17.11, 95.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.163, 13.04, 8.178)`
Decimal	`7169353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6549, 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 #6D6549	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6549 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #6D6549 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6549; }
.text { color: #6d6549; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6549; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 101 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6549, #636d49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #6D6549?: #6D6549 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6549?: The RGB value is 109, 101, 73: 109 red, 101 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6549?: The complementary color is #49516D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6549?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.