What color is #6E5D27?

#6E5D27 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E5D27?

The RGB value is 110, 93, 39: 110 red, 93 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E5D27?

The complementary color is #27386E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E5D27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E5D27 color

#6E5D27 rgb(110, 93, 39)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6E5D27 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 36.5% green and 15.3% blue (110, 93, 39).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 48% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 65% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Himalaya (#736330), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#6E5D27 color codes

HEX	`#6E5D27`
RGB	`rgb(110, 93, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 36.5%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 48%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 65%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 65%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.07, -0.15, 32.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.07, 32.87, 90.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.711, 11.291, 3.534)`
Decimal	`7232807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E5D27, 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 #6E5D27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E5D27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #6E5D27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e5d27; }
.text { color: #6e5d27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e5d27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 93 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e5d27, #5c6e27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #6E5D27?: #6E5D27 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E5D27?: The RGB value is 110, 93, 39: 110 red, 93 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E5D27?: The complementary color is #27386E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E5D27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.