#6B3717#6B3717
#6B3717 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 39.7% C 0.086 H 49.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B3717 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 55, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 65%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 79%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.6%, 78.5%, 58%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.21, 20.39, 29.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(29.21, 35.81, 55.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(39.74% 0.0559 0.0655) |
| OKLCH | oklch(39.74% 0.086 49.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.5849, 5.9209, 1.5539) |
| Luminance | 0.0592 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Chestnut
#742802
ΔE00 5.63
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 6.04
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 6.79
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 6.99
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 8.07
Rust Brown
#8B3103
ΔE00 8.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B3717 #174B6B
analogous
#6B1721 #6B3717 #6B6117
triadic
#6B3717 #176B37 #37176B
tetradic
#6B3717 #216B17 #174B6B #61176B
square
#6B3717 #216B17 #174B6B #61176B
split-complementary
#6B3717 #176B61 #17216B
monochromatic
#190D05 #391D0C #6B3717 #9D5122 #D06B2D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.62
#6B3717 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.18
#6B3717 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B3717
9.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B3717 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B3717 | 1.00 | 9.62 | 2.18 | 9.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#463E13
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#524916
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#762C30
Achromatopsia (no color)
#454545
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b3717; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 55, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(39.7% 0.086 49.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9a6e56',
500: '#6b3717',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b3717; $custom-light: #9a6e56; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b3717",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 55,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.857,
"s": 64.615,
"l": 25.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.39735,
"c": 0.08611,
"h": 49.5
},
"luminance": 0.0592
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B3717
secondary
#3D7BA1
accent
#A8E840
background
#FAF6F5
surface
#F3ECE9
border
#CDC7C5
text
#0F0703
muted
#7F7A78