What color is #6E4D21?

#6E4D21 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Rain. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E4D21?

The RGB value is 110, 77, 33: 110 red, 77 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E4D21?

The complementary color is #21426E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E4D21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E4D21 color

#6E4D21 rgb(110, 77, 33)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6E4D21 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 30.2% green and 12.9% blue (110, 77, 33).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 54% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 70% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Rain (#714F29), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#6E4D21 color codes

HEX	`#6E4D21`
RGB	`rgb(110, 77, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 30.2%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 54%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 70%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 70%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.47, 9.06, 30.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.47, 32.21, 73.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.359, 8.733, 2.631)`
Decimal	`7228705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E4D21, 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 #6E4D21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E4D21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #6E4D21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e4d21; }
.text { color: #6e4d21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e4d21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 77 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e4d21, #696e21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #6E4D21?: #6E4D21 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Rain. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E4D21?: The RGB value is 110, 77, 33: 110 red, 77 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E4D21?: The complementary color is #21426E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E4D21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.