What color is #6F5346?

#6F5346 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hold Your Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F5346?

The RGB value is 111, 83, 70: 111 red, 83 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F5346?

The complementary color is #46626F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F5346?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F5346 color

#6F5346 rgb(111, 83, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6F5346 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 32.5% green and 27.5% blue (111, 83, 70).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 23% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 37% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Hold Your Horses (#705446), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#6F5346 color codes

HEX	`#6F5346`
RGB	`rgb(111, 83, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 32.5%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 23%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 37%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 37%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.86, 9.69, 12.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.86, 15.53, 51.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.755, 10.009, 7.159)`
Decimal	`7295814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F5346, 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 #6F5346	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F5346 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #6F5346 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f5346; }
.text { color: #6f5346; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f5346; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 83 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f5346, #6f6746); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6F5346?: #6F5346 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hold Your Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F5346?: The RGB value is 111, 83, 70: 111 red, 83 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F5346?: The complementary color is #46626F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F5346?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.