What color is #6F5840?

#6F5840 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F5840?

The RGB value is 111, 88, 64: 111 red, 88 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F5840?

The complementary color is #40576F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F5840?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F5840 color

#6F5840 rgb(111, 88, 64)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6F5840 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 34.5% green and 25.1% blue (111, 88, 64).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 27% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 42% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Baby Bear (#6F5944), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#6F5840 color codes

HEX	`#6F5840`
RGB	`rgb(111, 88, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 34.5%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 27%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 42%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 42%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.12, 5.86, 17.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.12, 18.46, 71.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.971, 10.73, 6.343)`
Decimal	`7297088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F5840, 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 #6F5840	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F5840 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #6F5840 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f5840; }
.text { color: #6f5840; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f5840; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 88 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f5840, #6e6f40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #6F5840?: #6F5840 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F5840?: The RGB value is 111, 88, 64: 111 red, 88 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F5840?: The complementary color is #40576F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F5840?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.