What color is #6E5F47?

#6E5F47 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 #6E5F47?

The RGB value is 110, 95, 71: 110 red, 95 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E5F47?

The complementary color is #47566E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E5F47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E5F47 color

#6E5F47 rgb(110, 95, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6E5F47 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 37.3% green and 27.8% blue (110, 95, 71).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 22% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 35% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Brown (#73624A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#6E5F47 color codes

HEX	`#6E5F47`
RGB	`rgb(110, 95, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 37.3%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 22%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 35%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 35%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.14, 2.13, 15.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.14, 16.13, 82.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.66, 11.955, 7.653)`
Decimal	`7233351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E5F47, 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 #6E5F47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E5F47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #6E5F47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e5f47; }
.text { color: #6e5f47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e5f47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 95 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e5f47, #6a6e47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6E5F47?: #6E5F47 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 #6E5F47?: The RGB value is 110, 95, 71: 110 red, 95 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E5F47?: The complementary color is #47566E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E5F47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.