What color is #6E613D?

#6E613D is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E613D?

The RGB value is 110, 97, 61: 110 red, 97 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E613D?

The complementary color is #3D4A6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E613D?

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.

#6E613D color

#6E613D rgb(110, 97, 61)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6E613D is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 38% green and 23.9% blue (110, 97, 61).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 29% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 45% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Ochicha Latte (#6B6047), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6E613D color codes

HEX	`#6E613D`
RGB	`rgb(110, 97, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 38%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 29%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 45%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 45%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.53, -0.35, 22.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.53, 22.42, 90.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.548, 12.202, 6.161)`
Decimal	`7233853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E613D, 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 #6E613D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E613D 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 #6E613D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e613d; }
.text { color: #6e613d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e613d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 97 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e613d, #636e3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #6E613D?: #6E613D is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E613D?: The RGB value is 110, 97, 61: 110 red, 97 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E613D?: The complementary color is #3D4A6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E613D?: 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.