What color is #6E593B?

#6E593B 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 #6E593B?

The RGB value is 110, 89, 59: 110 red, 89 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E593B?

The complementary color is #3B506E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E593B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E593B color

#6E593B rgb(110, 89, 59)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6E593B is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 34.9% green and 23.1% blue (110, 89, 59).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 30% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 46% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Oak Barrel (#715636), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#6E593B color codes

HEX	`#6E593B`
RGB	`rgb(110, 89, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 34.9%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 30%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 46%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 46%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.2, 4.19, 20.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.2, 21, 78.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.793, 10.776, 5.648)`
Decimal	`7231803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E593B, 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 #6E593B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E593B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #6E593B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e593b; }
.text { color: #6e593b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e593b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 89 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e593b, #6a6e3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #6E593B?: #6E593B 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 #6E593B?: The RGB value is 110, 89, 59: 110 red, 89 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E593B?: The complementary color is #3B506E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E593B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.