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#6E3C19

#6e3c19 ≈ Sepia

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#6e3c19 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 23.53% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 45.45% magenta, 77.27% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 24.71°, with 62.96% saturation and 26.47% 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 9.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sepia (#704214), ΔE 3.88.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663300
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Relative luminance0.0662

Complementary

  1. #6e3c19
  2. #194b6e

Split complementary

  1. #6e3c19
  2. #196e67
  3. #19206e

Analogous

  1. #6e1920
  2. #6e3c19
  3. #6e6719

Triadic

  1. #6e3c19
  2. #196e3c
  3. #3c196e

Tetradic

  1. #6e3c19
  2. #4b6e19
  3. #194b6e
  4. #3c196e

Square

  1. #6e3c19
  2. #206e19
  3. #194b6e
  4. #67196e

Monochromatic

  1. #110904
  2. #301a0b
  3. #6e3c19
  4. #ac5e27
  5. #d6844a

Shades

#6e3c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e3c19
  2. #633617
  3. #583014
  4. #4d2a12
  5. #42240f
  6. #371e0d
  7. #2c180a
  8. #211208
  9. #160c05
  10. #0b0603
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e3c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e3c19
  2. #7d5030
  3. #8b6347
  4. #9a775e
  5. #a88a75
  6. #b79e8c
  7. #c5b1a3
  8. #d4c5ba
  9. #e2d8d1
  10. #f1ece8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e3c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e3c19
  2. #704323
  3. #724a2e
  4. #735038
  5. #755742
  6. #775e4d
  7. #796557
  8. #7b6c61
  9. #7c726b
  10. #7e7976
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a443b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a4215 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #564d19 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #793134 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b4017 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #614719 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #75362c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e3c19 {
  color: #6e3c19;
}
Background
.bg-6e3c19 {
  background-color: #6e3c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6e3c19 {
  border: 2px solid #6e3c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e3c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 60 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 63% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e3c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e3c19, #6e6719);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e3c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 60 25 / 0.35);
}

#704214 Sepia ΔE 3.88 #80461b Russet ΔE 4.67 #8b4513 Saddle Brown ΔE 7.00 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 7.46 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 9.84 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 10.86 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 12.00 #91c3e6 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Sepia
#6e3c19  rgb(110, 60, 25)  hsl(25, 63%, 26%)  Sepia
#194b6e  rgb(25, 75, 110)  hsl(205, 63%, 26%)  Yale Blue
#196e3c  rgb(25, 110, 60)  hsl(145, 63%, 26%)  Cadmium Green
#3c196e  rgb(60, 25, 110)  hsl(265, 63%, 26%)  Persian Indigo