#6B3317#6B3317
#6B3317 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 39.0% C 0.089 H 45.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B3317 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 51, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 65%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 79%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.3%, 78.5%, 58%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.26, 22.73, 28.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(28.26, 36.41, 51.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(39.01% 0.063 0.0634) |
| OKLCH | oklch(39.01% 0.089 45.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.4026, 5.5562, 1.4931) |
| Luminance | 0.0556 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Chestnut
#742802
ΔE00 4.58
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 5.66
Rust Brown
#8B3103
ΔE00 7.77
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 7.80
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 7.86
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 8.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B3317 #174F6B
analogous
#6B1725 #6B3317 #6B5D17
triadic
#6B3317 #176B33 #33176B
tetradic
#6B3317 #256B17 #174F6B #5D176B
square
#6B3317 #256B17 #174F6B #5D176B
split-complementary
#6B3317 #176B5D #17256B
monochromatic
#190C05 #391B0C #6B3317 #9D4B22 #D0632D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.95
#6B3317 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.11
#6B3317 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B3317
9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B3317 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B3317 | 1.00 | 9.95 | 2.11 | 9.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#433B14
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#504716
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#76272D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#434343
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b3317; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 51, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(39.0% 0.089 45.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9b6c55',
500: '#6b3317',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b3317; $custom-light: #9b6c55; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b3317",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 51,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20,
"s": 64.615,
"l": 25.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.39009,
"c": 0.08935,
"h": 45.2
},
"luminance": 0.05555
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B3317
secondary
#3D80A1
accent
#B0E840
background
#FAF6F5
surface
#F3EBE9
border
#CDC6C5
text
#0F0703
muted
#7F7A78