What color is #6E563F?

#6E563F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E563F?

The RGB value is 110, 86, 63: 110 red, 86 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E563F?

The complementary color is #3F576E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E563F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E563F color

#6E563F rgb(110, 86, 63)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6E563F is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 33.7% green and 24.7% blue (110, 86, 63).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 27% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 43% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Baby Bear (#6F5944), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#6E563F color codes

HEX	`#6E563F`
RGB	`rgb(110, 86, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 33.7%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 27%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 43%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 43%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.43, 6.49, 17.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.43, 18.36, 69.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.656, 10.33, 6.134)`
Decimal	`7231039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E563F, 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 #6E563F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E563F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	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 #6E563F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e563f; }
.text { color: #6e563f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e563f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 86 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e563f, #6e6e3f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E563F?: #6E563F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E563F?: The RGB value is 110, 86, 63: 110 red, 86 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E563F?: The complementary color is #3F576E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E563F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.