What color is #6F5038?

#6F5038 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F5038?

The RGB value is 111, 80, 56: 111 red, 80 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F5038?

The complementary color is #38576F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F5038?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F5038 color

#6F5038 rgb(111, 80, 56)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6F5038 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 31.4% green and 22% blue (111, 80, 56).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 33% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 50% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Coffee (#6F4E37), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#6F5038 color codes

HEX	`#6F5038`
RGB	`rgb(111, 80, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 31.4%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 33%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 50%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 50%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.75, 9.76, 19.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.75, 21.56, 63.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.138, 9.403, 5.022)`
Decimal	`7295032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F5038, 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 #6F5038	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F5038 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #6F5038 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f5038; }
.text { color: #6f5038; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f5038; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 80 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f5038, #6f6b38); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6F5038?: #6F5038 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F5038?: The RGB value is 111, 80, 56: 111 red, 80 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F5038?: The complementary color is #38576F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F5038?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.