What color is #6F3E25?

#6F3E25 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Stone Age Queen. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F3E25?

The RGB value is 111, 62, 37: 111 red, 62 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F3E25?

The complementary color is #25566F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F3E25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F3E25 color

#6F3E25 rgb(111, 62, 37)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6F3E25 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 24.3% green and 14.5% blue (111, 62, 37).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 50% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 67% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Stone Age Queen (#7A3F2B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#6F3E25 color codes

HEX	`#6F3E25`
RGB	`rgb(111, 62, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 24.3%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 50%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 67%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 67%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.71, 18.92, 24.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.71, 30.86, 52.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.613, 6.959, 2.64)`
Decimal	`7290405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F3E25, 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 #6F3E25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F3E25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #6F3E25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f3e25; }
.text { color: #6f3e25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f3e25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 62 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f3e25, #6f6325); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6F3E25?: #6F3E25 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Stone Age Queen. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F3E25?: The RGB value is 111, 62, 37: 111 red, 62 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F3E25?: The complementary color is #25566F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F3E25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.