What color is #6F4E37?

#6F4E37 is a dark, desaturated orange known as Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Coffee?

The RGB value is 111, 78, 55: 111 red, 78 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Coffee?

The complementary color is #37586F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F4E37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Coffee color: hex code #6F4E37

#6F4E37 rgb(111, 78, 55)

Shades of brown

Coffee has the hex code #6F4E37. It is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 30.6% green and 21.6% blue (111, 78, 55).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 34% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 50% yellow and 56% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

Coffee (#6F4E37) color codes

HEX	`#6F4E37`
RGB	`rgb(111, 78, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 30.6%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 34%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 50%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 50%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.19, 10.87, 19.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.19, 21.97, 60.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.97, 9.105, 4.846)`
Decimal	`7294519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Coffee, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6F4E37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F4E37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6F4E37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f4e37; }
.text { color: #6f4e37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f4e37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 78 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f4e37, #6f6a37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #6F4E37 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6F4E37?: #6F4E37 is a dark, desaturated orange known as Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Coffee?: The RGB value is 111, 78, 55: 111 red, 78 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Coffee?: The complementary color is #37586F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F4E37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.