What color is #6F332A?

#6F332A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Kenyan Copper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F332A?

The RGB value is 111, 51, 42: 111 red, 51 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F332A?

The complementary color is #2A666F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F332A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F332A color

#6F332A rgb(111, 51, 42)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6F332A is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 20% green and 16.5% blue (111, 51, 42).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 45% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 62% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Kenyan Copper (#6C322E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#6F332A color codes

HEX	`#6F332A`
RGB	`rgb(111, 51, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 20%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 45%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 62%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 62%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.2, 25.74, 18.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.2, 31.51, 35.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.158, 5.915, 2.902)`
Decimal	`7287594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F332A, 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 #6F332A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F332A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #6F332A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f332a; }
.text { color: #6f332a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f332a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 51 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f332a, #6f562a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Umber.

Questions

What color is #6F332A?: #6F332A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Kenyan Copper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F332A?: The RGB value is 111, 51, 42: 111 red, 51 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F332A?: The complementary color is #2A666F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F332A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.