What color is #6F4743?

#6F4743 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wine Cellar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F4743?

The RGB value is 111, 71, 67: 111 red, 71 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F4743?

The complementary color is #436B6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F4743?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F4743 color

#6F4743 rgb(111, 71, 67)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6F4743 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 27.8% green and 26.3% blue (111, 71, 67).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 25% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 40% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Wine Cellar (#70403D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#6F4743 color codes

HEX	`#6F4743`
RGB	`rgb(111, 71, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 27.8%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 25%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 40%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 40%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.58, 16.6, 9.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.58, 19.12, 29.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.822, 8.292, 6.392)`
Decimal	`7292739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F4743, 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 #6F4743	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F4743 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #6F4743 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f4743; }
.text { color: #6f4743; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f4743; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 71 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f4743, #6f5d43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #6F4743?: #6F4743 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wine Cellar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F4743?: The RGB value is 111, 71, 67: 111 red, 71 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F4743?: The complementary color is #436B6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F4743?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.