What color is #6E3017?

#6E3017 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Cold Press Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E3017?

The RGB value is 110, 48, 23: 110 red, 48 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E3017?

The complementary color is #17556E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E3017?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E3017 color

#6E3017 rgb(110, 48, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6E3017 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 18.8% green and 9% blue (110, 48, 23).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 65% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 79% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Cold Press Coffee (#6C2E09), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#6E3017 color codes

HEX	`#6E3017`
RGB	`rgb(110, 48, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 18.8%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 65%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 79%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 79%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.09, 25.76, 28.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.09, 38.36, 47.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.643, 5.492, 1.468)`
Decimal	`7221271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E3017, 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 #6E3017	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E3017 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #6E3017 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e3017; }
.text { color: #6e3017; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e3017; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 48 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e3017, #6e5c17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Walnut.

Questions

What color is #6E3017?: #6E3017 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Cold Press Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E3017?: The RGB value is 110, 48, 23: 110 red, 48 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E3017?: The complementary color is #17556E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E3017?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.