What color is #6F535E?

#6F535E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F535E?

The RGB value is 111, 83, 94: 111 red, 83 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F535E?

The complementary color is #536F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F535E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F535E color

#6F535E rgb(111, 83, 94)

Shades of red

The hex color #6F535E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 32.5% green and 36.9% blue (111, 83, 94).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 14% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 15% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#6F535E color codes

HEX	`#6F535E`
RGB	`rgb(111, 83, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 32.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 14%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 25%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 15%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.51, 13.56, -1.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.51, 13.69, 352.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.669, 10.375, 11.975)`
Decimal	`7295838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F535E, 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 #6F535E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F535E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	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 #6F535E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f535e; }
.text { color: #6f535e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f535e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 83 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f535e, #6f5653); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6F535E?: #6F535E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F535E?: The RGB value is 111, 83, 94: 111 red, 83 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F535E?: The complementary color is #536F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F535E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.