What color is #6E5134?

#6E5134 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Oak Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E5134?

The RGB value is 110, 81, 52: 110 red, 81 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E5134?

The complementary color is #34516E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E5134?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E5134 color

#6E5134 rgb(110, 81, 52)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6E5134 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 31.8% green and 20.4% blue (110, 81, 52).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 36% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 53% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Oak Barrel (#715636), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#6E5134 color codes

HEX	`#6E5134`
RGB	`rgb(110, 81, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 31.8%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 36%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 53%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 53%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.83, 8.26, 21.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.83, 23.23, 69.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.993, 9.448, 4.546)`
Decimal	`7229748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E5134, 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 #6E5134	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E5134 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #6E5134 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e5134; }
.text { color: #6e5134; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e5134; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 81 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e5134, #6e6e34); }

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Questions

What color is #6E5134?: #6E5134 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Oak Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E5134?: The RGB value is 110, 81, 52: 110 red, 81 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E5134?: The complementary color is #34516E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E5134?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.