What color is #6F524D?

#6F524D is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F524D?

The RGB value is 111, 82, 77: 111 red, 82 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F524D?

The complementary color is #4D6A6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F524D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F524D color

#6F524D rgb(111, 82, 77)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6F524D is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 32.2% green and 30.2% blue (111, 82, 77).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 18% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 31% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#6F524D color codes

HEX	`#6F524D`
RGB	`rgb(111, 82, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 32.2%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 18%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 31%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 31%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.75, 11.32, 7.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.75, 13.66, 34.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.913, 9.95, 8.366)`
Decimal	`7295565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F524D, 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 #6F524D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F524D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #6F524D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f524d; }
.text { color: #6f524d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f524d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 82 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f524d, #6f634d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6F524D?: #6F524D is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F524D?: The RGB value is 111, 82, 77: 111 red, 82 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F524D?: The complementary color is #4D6A6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F524D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.