What color is #6E4B2D?

#6E4B2D is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cafe Royale. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E4B2D?

The RGB value is 110, 75, 45: 110 red, 75 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E4B2D?

The complementary color is #2D506E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E4B2D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E4B2D color

#6E4B2D rgb(110, 75, 45)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6E4B2D is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 29.4% green and 17.6% blue (110, 75, 45).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 42% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 59% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Cafe Royale (#6A4928), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#6E4B2D color codes

HEX	`#6E4B2D`
RGB	`rgb(110, 75, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 29.4%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 42%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 59%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 59%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.08, 11.23, 23.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.08, 26.2, 64.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.421, 8.537, 3.634)`
Decimal	`7228205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E4B2D, 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 #6E4B2D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E4B2D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #6E4B2D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e4b2d; }
.text { color: #6e4b2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e4b2d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 75 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e4b2d, #6e6b2d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E4B2D?: #6E4B2D is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cafe Royale. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E4B2D?: The RGB value is 110, 75, 45: 110 red, 75 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E4B2D?: The complementary color is #2D506E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E4B2D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.