What color is #6F5300?

#6F5300 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Coffee Adept. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F5300?

The RGB value is 111, 83, 0: 111 red, 83 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F5300?

The complementary color is #001C6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F5300?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F5300 color

#6F5300 rgb(111, 83, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6F5300 is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 32.5% green and 0% blue (111, 83, 0).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 100% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 100% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Coffee Adept (#775511), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#6F5300 color codes

HEX	`#6F5300`
RGB	`rgb(111, 83, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 32.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 100%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 100%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 100%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.05, 4.57, 45.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.05, 45.55, 84.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.649, 9.567, 1.338)`
Decimal	`7295744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F5300, 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 #6F5300	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F5300 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #6F5300 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f5300; }
.text { color: #6f5300; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f5300; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 83 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f5300, #536f00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chocolate Brown.

Questions

What color is #6F5300?: #6F5300 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Coffee Adept. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F5300?: The RGB value is 111, 83, 0: 111 red, 83 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F5300?: The complementary color is #001C6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F5300?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.