What color is #6F4E47?

#6F4E47 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Bigfoot. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F4E47?

The RGB value is 111, 78, 71: 111 red, 78 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F4E47?

The complementary color is #47686F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F4E47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F4E47 color

#6F4E47 rgb(111, 78, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6F4E47 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 30.6% green and 27.8% blue (111, 78, 71).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 22% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 36% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Bigfoot (#715145), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#6F4E47 color codes

HEX	`#6F4E47`
RGB	`rgb(111, 78, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 30.6%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 22%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 36%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 36%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.53, 12.88, 9.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.53, 16.11, 36.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.418, 9.284, 7.203)`
Decimal	`7294535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F4E47, 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 #6F4E47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F4E47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #6F4E47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f4e47; }
.text { color: #6f4e47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f4e47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 78 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f4e47, #6f6247); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #6F4E47?: #6F4E47 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Bigfoot. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F4E47?: The RGB value is 111, 78, 71: 111 red, 78 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F4E47?: The complementary color is #47686F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F4E47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.