What color is #6F4A39?

#6F4A39 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cappuccino. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F4A39?

The RGB value is 111, 74, 57: 111 red, 74 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F4A39?

The complementary color is #395E6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F4A39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F4A39 color

#6F4A39 rgb(111, 74, 57)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6F4A39 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 29% green and 22.4% blue (111, 74, 57).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 32% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 49% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cappuccino (#704A3A), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#6F4A39 color codes

HEX	`#6F4A39`
RGB	`rgb(111, 74, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 29%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 32%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 49%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 49%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.15, 13.53, 16.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.15, 21.35, 50.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.743, 8.573, 5.012)`
Decimal	`7293497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F4A39, 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 #6F4A39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F4A39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #6F4A39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f4a39; }
.text { color: #6f4a39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f4a39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 74 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f4a39, #6f6539); }

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Questions

What color is #6F4A39?: #6F4A39 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cappuccino. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F4A39?: The RGB value is 111, 74, 57: 111 red, 74 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F4A39?: The complementary color is #395E6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F4A39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.