What color is #6E5246?

#6E5246 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hold Your Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E5246?

The RGB value is 110, 82, 70: 110 red, 82 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E5246?

The complementary color is #46626E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E5246?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E5246 color

#6E5246 rgb(110, 82, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6E5246 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 32.2% green and 27.5% blue (110, 82, 70).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 22% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 36% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Hold Your Horses (#705446), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#6E5246 color codes

HEX	`#6E5246`
RGB	`rgb(110, 82, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 32.2%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 22%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 36%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 36%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.47, 9.86, 11.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.47, 15.21, 49.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.553, 9.792, 7.127)`
Decimal	`7230022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E5246, 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 #6E5246	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E5246 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #6E5246 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e5246; }
.text { color: #6e5246; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e5246; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 82 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e5246, #6e6646); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E5246?: #6E5246 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hold Your Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E5246?: The RGB value is 110, 82, 70: 110 red, 82 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E5246?: The complementary color is #46626E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E5246?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.