What color is #6E411A?

#6E411A is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Antique Brass. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E411A?

The RGB value is 110, 65, 26: 110 red, 65 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E411A?

The complementary color is #1A476E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E411A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E411A color

#6E411A rgb(110, 65, 26)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6E411A is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 25.5% green and 10.2% blue (110, 65, 26).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 62% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 76% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Antique Brass (#6C461F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#6E411A color codes

HEX	`#6E411A`
RGB	`rgb(110, 65, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 25.5%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 62%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 76%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 76%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.19, 15.94, 31.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.19, 34.94, 62.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.508, 7.171, 1.913)`
Decimal	`7225626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E411A, 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 #6E411A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E411A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #6E411A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e411a; }
.text { color: #6e411a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e411a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 65 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e411a, #6e6b1a); }

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Questions

What color is #6E411A?: #6E411A is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Antique Brass. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E411A?: The RGB value is 110, 65, 26: 110 red, 65 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E411A?: The complementary color is #1A476E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E411A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.