What color is #6E472F?

#6E472F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pumpernickel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E472F?

The RGB value is 110, 71, 47: 110 red, 71 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E472F?

The complementary color is #2F566E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E472F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E472F color

#6E472F rgb(110, 71, 47)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6E472F is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 27.8% green and 18.4% blue (110, 71, 47).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 40% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 57% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Pumpernickel (#6C462D), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#6E472F color codes

HEX	`#6E472F`
RGB	`rgb(110, 71, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 27.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 40%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 57%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 57%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.04, 13.86, 21.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.04, 25.31, 56.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.197, 8.027, 3.754)`
Decimal	`7227183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E472F, 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 #6E472F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E472F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #6E472F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e472f; }
.text { color: #6e472f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e472f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 71 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e472f, #6e662f); }

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Questions

What color is #6E472F?: #6E472F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pumpernickel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E472F?: The RGB value is 110, 71, 47: 110 red, 71 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E472F?: The complementary color is #2F566E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E472F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.