What color is #6F3918?

#6F3918 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Meatloaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F3918?

The RGB value is 111, 57, 24: 111 red, 57 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F3918?

The complementary color is #184E6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F3918?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F3918 color

#6F3918 rgb(111, 57, 24)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6F3918 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 22.4% green and 9.4% blue (111, 57, 24).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 64% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 78% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Meatloaf (#663311), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#6F3918 color codes

HEX	`#6F3918`
RGB	`rgb(111, 57, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 22.4%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 64%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 78%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 78%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.33, 21.08, 30.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.33, 36.88, 55.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.184, 6.373, 1.663)`
Decimal	`7289112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F3918, 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 #6F3918	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F3918 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #6F3918 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f3918; }
.text { color: #6f3918; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f3918; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 57 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f3918, #6f6418); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6F3918?: #6F3918 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Meatloaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F3918?: The RGB value is 111, 57, 24: 111 red, 57 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F3918?: The complementary color is #184E6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F3918?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.