What color is #6E542F?

#6E542F 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 #6E542F?

The RGB value is 110, 84, 47: 110 red, 84 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E542F?

The complementary color is #2F496E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E542F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E542F color

#6E542F rgb(110, 84, 47)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6E542F is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 32.9% green and 18.4% blue (110, 84, 47).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 40% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 57% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Oak Barrel (#715636), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#6E542F color codes

HEX	`#6E542F`
RGB	`rgb(110, 84, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 32.9%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 40%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 57%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 57%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.59, 5.94, 25.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.59, 26.27, 76.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.114, 9.862, 4.06)`
Decimal	`7230511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E542F, 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 #6E542F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E542F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #6E542F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e542f; }
.text { color: #6e542f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e542f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 84 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e542f, #696e2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #6E542F?: #6E542F 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 #6E542F?: The RGB value is 110, 84, 47: 110 red, 84 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E542F?: The complementary color is #2F496E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E542F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.