What color is #6F542C?

#6F542C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Oak Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F542C?

The RGB value is 111, 84, 44: 111 red, 84 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F542C?

The complementary color is #2C476F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F542C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F542C color

#6F542C rgb(111, 84, 44)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6F542C is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 32.9% green and 17.3% blue (111, 84, 44).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 43% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 60% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Oak Barrel (#715636), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#6F542C color codes

HEX	`#6F542C`
RGB	`rgb(111, 84, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 32.9%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 43%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 60%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 60%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.67, 6.13, 27.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.67, 28.09, 77.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.181, 9.903, 3.758)`
Decimal	`7296044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F542C, 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 #6F542C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F542C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #6F542C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f542c; }
.text { color: #6f542c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f542c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 84 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f542c, #696f2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #6F542C?: #6F542C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Oak Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F542C?: The RGB value is 111, 84, 44: 111 red, 84 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F542C?: The complementary color is #2C476F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F542C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.