What color is #6E573D?

#6E573D 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 #6E573D?

The RGB value is 110, 87, 61: 110 red, 87 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E573D?

The complementary color is #3D546E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E573D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E573D color

#6E573D rgb(110, 87, 61)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6E573D is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 34.1% green and 23.9% blue (110, 87, 61).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 29% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 45% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Baby Bear (#6F5944), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#6E573D color codes

HEX	`#6E573D`
RGB	`rgb(110, 87, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 34.1%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 29%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 45%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 45%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.67, 5.63, 18.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.67, 19.53, 73.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.681, 10.469, 5.872)`
Decimal	`7231293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E573D, 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 #6E573D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E573D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	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 #6E573D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e573d; }
.text { color: #6e573d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e573d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 87 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e573d, #6d6e3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #6E573D?: #6E573D 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 #6E573D?: The RGB value is 110, 87, 61: 110 red, 87 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E573D?: The complementary color is #3D546E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E573D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.