What color is #6E4C45?

#6E4C45 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Liver. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E4C45?

The RGB value is 110, 76, 69: 110 red, 76 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E4C45?

The complementary color is #45676E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E4C45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E4C45 color

#6E4C45 rgb(110, 76, 69)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6E4C45 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 29.8% green and 27.1% blue (110, 76, 69).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 23% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 37% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Liver (#654A46), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#6E4C45 color codes

HEX	`#6E4C45`
RGB	`rgb(110, 76, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 29.8%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 23%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 37%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 37%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.82, 13.39, 9.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.82, 16.66, 36.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.089, 8.914, 6.818)`
Decimal	`7228485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E4C45, 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 #6E4C45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E4C45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #6E4C45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e4c45; }
.text { color: #6e4c45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e4c45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 76 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e4c45, #6e6145); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #6E4C45?: #6E4C45 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Liver. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E4C45?: The RGB value is 110, 76, 69: 110 red, 76 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E4C45?: The complementary color is #45676E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E4C45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.