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#6D3616

#6d3616 ≈ Sepia

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#6d3616 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.75% red, 21.18% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 50.46% magenta, 79.82% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 22.07°, with 66.41% saturation and 25.69% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sepia (#704214), ΔE 6.11.

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Web safe#663300
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Relative luminance0.0595

Complementary

  1. #6d3616
  2. #164d6d

Split complementary

  1. #6d3616
  2. #166d62
  3. #16226d

Analogous

  1. #6d1622
  2. #6d3616
  3. #6d6216

Triadic

  1. #6d3616
  2. #166d36
  3. #36166d

Tetradic

  1. #6d3616
  2. #4d6d16
  3. #164d6d
  4. #36166d

Square

  1. #6d3616
  2. #226d16
  3. #164d6d
  4. #62166d

Monochromatic

  1. #110803
  2. #2d1609
  3. #6d3616
  4. #ad5623
  5. #d97a43

Shades

#6d3616 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6d3616
  2. #623114
  3. #572b12
  4. #4c260f
  5. #41200d
  6. #371b0b
  7. #2c1609
  8. #211007
  9. #160b04
  10. #0b0502
  11. #000000

Tints

#6d3616 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6d3616
  2. #7c4a2d
  3. #8a5e45
  4. #99725c
  5. #a78673
  6. #b69b8b
  7. #c5afa2
  8. #d3c3b9
  9. #e2d7d0
  10. #f0ebe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6d3616 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6d3616
  2. #6f3d21
  3. #71452b
  4. #734c36
  5. #755440
  6. #775b4b
  7. #786256
  8. #7a6a60
  9. #7c716b
  10. #7e7975
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #583f38 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #463d12 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #534a15 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #782a2f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #583b14 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e4315 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #742f27 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6d3616 {
  color: #6d3616;
}
Background
.bg-6d3616 {
  background-color: #6d3616;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6d3616 {
  border: 2px solid #6d3616;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6d3616;
  --color-primary-rgb: 109 54 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 22 66% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6d3616 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6d3616, #6d6216);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6d3616 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(109 54 22 / 0.35);
}

#704214 Sepia ΔE 6.11 #80461b Russet ΔE 6.14 #8b4513 Saddle Brown ΔE 7.85 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 8.14 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 9.02 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 9.34 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 10.31 #92c9e9 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Sepia
#6d3616  rgb(109, 54, 22)  hsl(22, 66%, 26%)  Sepia
#164d6d  rgb(22, 77, 109)  hsl(202, 66%, 26%)  Yale Blue
#166d36  rgb(22, 109, 54)  hsl(142, 66%, 26%)  Cadmium Green
#36166d  rgb(54, 22, 109)  hsl(262, 66%, 26%)  Persian Indigo