What color is #6F2509?

#6F2509 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Roastery. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F2509?

The RGB value is 111, 37, 9: 111 red, 37 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F2509?

The complementary color is #09536F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F2509?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F2509 color

#6F2509 rgb(111, 37, 9)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6F2509 is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 14.5% green and 3.5% blue (111, 37, 9).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 85% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 92% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Roastery (#692302), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.8:1).

#6F2509 color codes

HEX	`#6F2509`
RGB	`rgb(111, 37, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 14.5%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 85%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 92%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 92%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.93, 31.48, 33.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.93, 45.93, 46.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.267, 4.723, 0.787)`
Decimal	`7283977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F2509, 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 #6F2509	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F2509 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #6F2509 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f2509; }
.text { color: #6f2509; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f2509; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 37 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f2509, #6f5809); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Maroon.

Questions

What color is #6F2509?: #6F2509 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Roastery. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F2509?: The RGB value is 111, 37, 9: 111 red, 37 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F2509?: The complementary color is #09536F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F2509?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.