What color is #6E503B?

#6E503B is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bison. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E503B?

The RGB value is 110, 80, 59: 110 red, 80 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E503B?

The complementary color is #3B596E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E503B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E503B color

#6E503B rgb(110, 80, 59)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6E503B is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 31.4% green and 23.1% blue (110, 80, 59).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 30% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 46% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Bison (#6E4F3A), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#6E503B color codes

HEX	`#6E503B`
RGB	`rgb(110, 80, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 31.4%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 30%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 46%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 46%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.68, 9.65, 17.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.68, 19.8, 60.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.089, 9.369, 5.414)`
Decimal	`7229499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E503B, 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 #6E503B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E503B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #6E503B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e503b; }
.text { color: #6e503b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e503b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 80 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e503b, #6e6a3b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6E503B?: #6E503B is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bison. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E503B?: The RGB value is 110, 80, 59: 110 red, 80 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E503B?: The complementary color is #3B596E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E503B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.