Dallas Color
Dallas is a brown color with hex code #6E4B26. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with dallas, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Dallas Color Values
What Does Dallas Mean?
Dallas belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Being on the dark side, Dallas adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Dallas is classified as a brown (nearest centroid: deep yellowish brown, #654522).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Dallas
Dallas and #26496E are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #6E2726 and #6D6E26, which sit beside dallas on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair dallas with triadic partners #266E4B and #4B266E. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Pickled Bean —
#6E4826(Delta E 2) - Old Copper —
#724A2F(Delta E 6) - Shingle Fawn —
#6B4E31(Delta E 6) - Spice —
#6A442E(Delta E 9) - Dark Rimu —
#5F3D26(Delta E 10)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #6E4B26; }
.background { background-color: #6E4B26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6E4B26; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #6E4B2640; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for dallas?
Dallas has the hex code #6E4B26. In RGB notation it is rgb(110, 75, 38), in HSL it is hsl(31, 49%, 29%), and its OKLCH value is 0.443, 0.071, 65.7.
What does the color dallas mean?
Brown-family colors like dallas carry distinct psychological associations. Dallas belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Being on the dark side, Dallas adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with dallas?
Dallas has three easy routes: its complement #26496E for punch, its neighbors #6E2726 and #6D6E26 for something calmer, or triadic partners #266E4B and #4B266E when you want energy.
Is dallas a standard web color?
No — Dallas is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #6E4B26 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make dallas lighter or darker?
To lighten dallas, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #EFE1D1 (lightest tint) to #130D07 (darkest shade).
About Dallas
Dallas is classified as a Brown in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Brown hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #6E4B26 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.