What color is #6E5135?

#6E5135 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 #6E5135?

The RGB value is 110, 81, 53: 110 red, 81 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E5135?

The complementary color is #35526E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E5135?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E5135 color

#6E5135 rgb(110, 81, 53)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6E5135 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 31.8% green and 20.8% blue (110, 81, 53).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 35% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 52% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Oak Barrel (#715636), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#6E5135 color codes

HEX	`#6E5135`
RGB	`rgb(110, 81, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 31.8%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 35%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 52%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 52%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.85, 8.36, 21.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.85, 22.73, 68.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.016, 9.458, 4.665)`
Decimal	`7229749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E5135, 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 #6E5135	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E5135 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	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 #6E5135 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e5135; }
.text { color: #6e5135; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e5135; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 81 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e5135, #6e6e35); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E5135?: #6E5135 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 #6E5135?: The RGB value is 110, 81, 53: 110 red, 81 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E5135?: The complementary color is #35526E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E5135?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.