What color is #6E604C?

#6E604C 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 #6E604C?

The RGB value is 110, 96, 76: 110 red, 96 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E604C?

The complementary color is #4C5A6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E604C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E604C color

#6E604C rgb(110, 96, 76)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6E604C is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 37.6% green and 29.8% blue (110, 96, 76).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 18% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 31% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Brown (#73624A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#6E604C color codes

HEX	`#6E604C`
RGB	`rgb(110, 96, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 37.6%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 18%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 31%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 31%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.54, 2.26, 13.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.54, 13.7, 80.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.918, 12.203, 8.564)`
Decimal	`7233612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E604C, 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 #6E604C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E604C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #6E604C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e604c; }
.text { color: #6e604c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e604c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 96 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e604c, #6b6e4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6E604C?: #6E604C 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 #6E604C?: The RGB value is 110, 96, 76: 110 red, 96 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E604C?: The complementary color is #4C5A6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E604C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.