What color is #6E5B37?

#6E5B37 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E5B37?

The RGB value is 110, 91, 55: 110 red, 91 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E5B37?

The complementary color is #374A6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E5B37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E5B37 color

#6E5B37 rgb(110, 91, 55)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6E5B37 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 35.7% green and 21.6% blue (110, 91, 55).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 33% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 50% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Olivary (#6E592C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#6E5B37 color codes

HEX	`#6E5B37`
RGB	`rgb(110, 91, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 35.7%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 33%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 50%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 50%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.7, 2.53, 23.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.7, 23.71, 83.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.861, 11.074, 5.179)`
Decimal	`7232311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E5B37, 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 #6E5B37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E5B37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #6E5B37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e5b37; }
.text { color: #6e5b37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e5b37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 91 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e5b37, #666e37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #6E5B37?: #6E5B37 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E5B37?: The RGB value is 110, 91, 55: 110 red, 91 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E5B37?: The complementary color is #374A6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E5B37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.