What color is #6E5449?

#6E5449 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E5449?

The RGB value is 110, 84, 73: 110 red, 84 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E5449?

The complementary color is #49636E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E5449?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E5449 color

#6E5449 rgb(110, 84, 73)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6E5449 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 32.9% green and 28.6% blue (110, 84, 73).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 20% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 34% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#6E5449 color codes

HEX	`#6E5449`
RGB	`rgb(110, 84, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 32.9%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 20%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 34%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 34%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.09, 9.07, 10.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.09, 13.94, 49.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.804, 10.137, 7.69)`
Decimal	`7230537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E5449, 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 #6E5449	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E5449 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #6E5449 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e5449; }
.text { color: #6e5449; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e5449; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 84 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e5449, #6e6649); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E5449?: #6E5449 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E5449?: The RGB value is 110, 84, 73: 110 red, 84 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E5449?: The complementary color is #49636E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E5449?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.