Information about #6B4739 color

#6B4739 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6B4739 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(107, 71, 57) — 42% red, 27.8% green, 22.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 14 / 20 / 58. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #6B4739 reads as a moderately toned warm orange and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Jambalaya (#674834). Slightly further away sit Coffee (#6F4E37) and Brownie Points (#6E4233).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(107, 71, 57)), which gives #6B4739 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #6B4739: 8.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#6B4739 color variations

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#6B4739 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #6B4739

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Jambalaya color link
Jambalaya

#674834

Coffee color link
Coffee

#6F4E37

Lexington color link
Lexington

#683E37

Spice color link
Spice

#6C4F3F

Deep Coffee color link
Deep Coffee

#704241

Solar Flare color link
Solar Flare

#693E40

Old Copper color link
Old Copper

#73503B

Aloewood color link
Aloewood

#6A432D

Drumbeat color link
Drumbeat

#64432F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B4739
  • RGB107, 71, 57
  • CMYK0, 14, 20, 58
  • CSSrgb(107, 71, 57)
  • HSL17°, 30%, 32%
  • HSL Precise16.8°, 30.488%, 32.157%
  • HSV17°, 47%, 42%
  • HSB17°, 47%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.224
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.278, 0.224)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.278, 0.224, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.278, 0.224)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6B4739
  • DECIMAL ID7030585
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01