What color is #6F564E?

#6F564E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F564E?

The RGB value is 111, 86, 78: 111 red, 86 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F564E?

The complementary color is #4E676F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F564E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F564E color

#6F564E rgb(111, 86, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F564E is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 33.7% green and 30.6% blue (111, 86, 78).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 17% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 30% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#6F564E color codes

HEX	`#6F564E`
RGB	`rgb(111, 86, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 33.7%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 17%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 30%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 30%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.87, 9.03, 8.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.87, 12.48, 43.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.259, 10.586, 8.656)`
Decimal	`7296590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F564E, 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 #6F564E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F564E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #6F564E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f564e; }
.text { color: #6f564e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f564e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 86 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f564e, #6f674e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6F564E?: #6F564E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F564E?: The RGB value is 111, 86, 78: 111 red, 86 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F564E?: The complementary color is #4E676F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F564E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.