What color is #6E4D47?

#6E4D47 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 #6E4D47?

The RGB value is 110, 77, 71: 110 red, 77 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E4D47?

The complementary color is #47686E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E4D47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E4D47 color

#6E4D47 rgb(110, 77, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6E4D47 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 30.2% green and 27.8% blue (110, 77, 71).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 22% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 35% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Liver (#654A46), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#6E4D47 color codes

HEX	`#6E4D47`
RGB	`rgb(110, 77, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 30.2%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 22%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 35%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 35%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.13, 13.06, 9.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.13, 15.92, 34.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.222, 9.078, 7.174)`
Decimal	`7228743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E4D47, 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 #6E4D47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E4D47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #6E4D47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e4d47; }
.text { color: #6e4d47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e4d47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 77 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e4d47, #6e6147); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #6E4D47?: #6E4D47 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 #6E4D47?: The RGB value is 110, 77, 71: 110 red, 77 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E4D47?: The complementary color is #47686E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E4D47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.