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#6C361E Color

#6C361E is rgb(108, 54, 30) in RGB, hsl(18, 57%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 50%, 72%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Liver (Organ) (#6C2E1F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.39. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6C361E
HEX#6C361E
RGBrgb(108, 54, 30)
HSLhsl(18, 57%, 27%)
HSVhsv(18, 72%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 50%, 72%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(39.8% 0.085 43.6)
LABlab(29.56% 23.00 26.04)
LCHlch(29.56% 34.74 48.55)

What #6C361E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #6C361E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#6C361E Channel Values

How #6C361E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 108 · G 54 · B 308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 57% · L 27%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 72% · V 42%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 50% · Y 72% · K 58%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.62:1 vs white · 2.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6C361E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6C361E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6C361E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #6C361E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #6C361E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#6C361E
Protanopia#43431D
Protanomaly#563E1E
Deuteranopia#4D4D19
Deuteranomaly#5B451B
Tritanopia#6D3434
Tritanomaly#6D352C
Achromatopsia#454545

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Using #6C361E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-6c361e: #6C361E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6C361E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6c361e': '#6C361E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.424, green: 0.212, blue: 0.118)
Android XML<color name="color_6c361e">#6C361E</color>
SVG fillfill="#6C361E"

More Brown Colors

#6C361E sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#6C361E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6C361E?

#6C361E is a dark brown — rgb(108, 54, 30) in RGB and hsl(18, 57%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Liver (Organ) (#6C2E1F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.39.

What is the RGB value of #6C361E?

#6C361E is rgb(108, 54, 30) — red 108, green 54, and blue 30 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6C361E?

#6C361E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 50%, 72%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6C361E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6C361E scores 9.62:1 against white and 2.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6C361E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6C361E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 18.36, which is visibly different.

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