What color is #6E5E49?

#6E5E49 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E5E49?

The RGB value is 110, 94, 73: 110 red, 94 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E5E49?

The complementary color is #49596E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E5E49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E5E49 color

#6E5E49 rgb(110, 94, 73)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6E5E49 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 36.9% green and 28.6% blue (110, 94, 73).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 20% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 34% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Brown (#73624A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#6E5E49 color codes

HEX	`#6E5E49`
RGB	`rgb(110, 94, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 36.9%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 20%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 34%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 34%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.9, 3.01, 14.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.9, 14.76, 78.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.636, 11.802, 7.967)`
Decimal	`7233097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E5E49, 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 #6E5E49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E5E49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #6E5E49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e5e49; }
.text { color: #6e5e49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e5e49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 94 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e5e49, #6c6e49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6E5E49?: #6E5E49 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E5E49?: The RGB value is 110, 94, 73: 110 red, 94 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E5E49?: The complementary color is #49596E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E5E49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.