What color is #6E553A?

#6E553A 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 #6E553A?

The RGB value is 110, 85, 58: 110 red, 85 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E553A?

The complementary color is #3A536E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E553A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E553A color

#6E553A rgb(110, 85, 58)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6E553A is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 33.3% green and 22.7% blue (110, 85, 58).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 31% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 47% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Oak Barrel (#715636), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#6E553A color codes

HEX	`#6E553A`
RGB	`rgb(110, 85, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 33.3%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 31%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 47%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 47%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.05, 6.49, 19.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.05, 20.73, 71.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.443, 10.118, 5.405)`
Decimal	`7230778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E553A, 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 #6E553A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E553A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #6E553A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e553a; }
.text { color: #6e553a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e553a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 85 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e553a, #6d6e3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #6E553A?: #6E553A 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 #6E553A?: The RGB value is 110, 85, 58: 110 red, 85 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E553A?: The complementary color is #3A536E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E553A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.