What color is #6F5320?

#6F5320 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F5320?

The RGB value is 111, 83, 32: 111 red, 83 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F5320?

The complementary color is #203C6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F5320?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F5320 color

#6F5320 rgb(111, 83, 32)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6F5320 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 32.5% green and 12.5% blue (111, 83, 32).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 55% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 71% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Olivary (#6E592C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#6F5320 color codes

HEX	`#6F5320`
RGB	`rgb(111, 83, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 32.5%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 55%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 71%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 71%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.25, 5.83, 33.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.25, 33.91, 80.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.91, 9.671, 2.711)`
Decimal	`7295776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F5320, 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 #6F5320	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F5320 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #6F5320 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f5320; }
.text { color: #6f5320; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f5320; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 83 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f5320, #636f20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #6F5320?: #6F5320 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F5320?: The RGB value is 111, 83, 32: 111 red, 83 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F5320?: The complementary color is #203C6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F5320?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.