What color is #6F5753?

#6F5753 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F5753?

The RGB value is 111, 87, 83: 111 red, 87 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F5753?

The complementary color is #536B6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F5753?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F5753 color

#6F5753 rgb(111, 87, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F5753 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 34.1% green and 32.5% blue (111, 87, 83).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 14% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 25% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#6F5753 color codes

HEX	`#6F5753`
RGB	`rgb(111, 87, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 34.1%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 14%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 25%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 25%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.28, 9.22, 6.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.28, 11.05, 33.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.525, 10.821, 9.663)`
Decimal	`7296851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F5753, 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 #6F5753	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F5753 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #6F5753 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f5753; }
.text { color: #6f5753; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f5753; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 87 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f5753, #6f6553); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6F5753?: #6F5753 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F5753?: The RGB value is 111, 87, 83: 111 red, 87 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F5753?: The complementary color is #536B6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F5753?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.