What color is #6E4F2F?

#6E4F2F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Rain. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E4F2F?

The RGB value is 110, 79, 47: 110 red, 79 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E4F2F?

The complementary color is #2F4E6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E4F2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E4F2F color

#6E4F2F rgb(110, 79, 47)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6E4F2F is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 31% green and 18.4% blue (110, 79, 47).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 40% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 57% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Rain (#714F29), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#6E4F2F color codes

HEX	`#6E4F2F`
RGB	`rgb(110, 79, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 31%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 40%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 57%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 57%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.2, 8.98, 23.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.2, 25.51, 69.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.74, 9.113, 3.935)`
Decimal	`7229231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E4F2F, 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 #6E4F2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E4F2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #6E4F2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e4f2f; }
.text { color: #6e4f2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e4f2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 79 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e4f2f, #6e6e2f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E4F2F?: #6E4F2F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Rain. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E4F2F?: The RGB value is 110, 79, 47: 110 red, 79 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E4F2F?: The complementary color is #2F4E6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E4F2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.