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#6A3C19

#6a3c19 ≈ Sepia

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#6a3c19 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.57% red, 23.53% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.4% magenta, 76.42% yellow and 58.43% black. Its hue angle is 25.93°, with 61.83% 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 9.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sepia (#704214), ΔE 3.51.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663300
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Relative luminance0.0637

Complementary

  1. #6a3c19
  2. #19476a

Split complementary

  1. #6a3c19
  2. #196a65
  3. #191f6a

Analogous

  1. #6a191f
  2. #6a3c19
  3. #6a6519

Triadic

  1. #6a3c19
  2. #196a3c
  3. #3c196a

Tetradic

  1. #6a3c19
  2. #476a19
  3. #19476a
  4. #3c196a

Square

  1. #6a3c19
  2. #1f6a19
  3. #19476a
  4. #65196a

Monochromatic

  1. #110904
  2. #2c190a
  3. #6a3c19
  4. #a85f28
  5. #d48548

Shades

#6a3c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6a3c19
  2. #5f3617
  3. #553014
  4. #4a2a12
  5. #40240f
  6. #351e0d
  7. #2a180a
  8. #201208
  9. #150c05
  10. #0b0603
  11. #000000

Tints

#6a3c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6a3c19
  2. #795030
  3. #886347
  4. #97775e
  5. #a68a75
  6. #b59e8c
  7. #c3b1a3
  8. #d2c5ba
  9. #e1d8d1
  10. #f0ece8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6a3c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6a3c19
  2. #6c4323
  3. #6e4a2e
  4. #715038
  5. #735742
  6. #755e4d
  7. #776557
  8. #796c61
  9. #7c726b
  10. #7e7976
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #57433a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #494115 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #544b19 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #743234 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #583f17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e4619 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #70362c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6a3c19 {
  color: #6a3c19;
}
Background
.bg-6a3c19 {
  background-color: #6a3c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6a3c19 {
  border: 2px solid #6a3c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6a3c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 60 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 62% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6a3c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6a3c19, #6a6519);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6a3c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 60 25 / 0.35);
}

#704214 Sepia ΔE 3.51 #80461b Russet ΔE 5.39 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 7.17 #8b4513 Saddle Brown ΔE 7.89 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 10.96 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 11.92 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 12.15 #95c3e6 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Sepia
#6a3c19  rgb(106, 60, 25)  hsl(26, 62%, 26%)  Sepia
#19476a  rgb(25, 71, 106)  hsl(206, 62%, 26%)  Yale Blue
#196a3c  rgb(25, 106, 60)  hsl(146, 62%, 26%)  Cadmium Green
#3c196a  rgb(60, 25, 106)  hsl(266, 62%, 26%)  Persian Indigo