What color is #6F584B?

#6F584B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hold Your Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F584B?

The RGB value is 111, 88, 75: 111 red, 88 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F584B?

The complementary color is #4B626F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F584B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F584B color

#6F584B rgb(111, 88, 75)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6F584B is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 34.5% green and 29.4% blue (111, 88, 75).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 19% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 32% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Hold Your Horses (#705446), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#6F584B color codes

HEX	`#6F584B`
RGB	`rgb(111, 88, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 34.5%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 19%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 32%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 32%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.36, 7.36, 11.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.36, 13.35, 56.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.315, 10.867, 8.157)`
Decimal	`7297099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F584B, 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 #6F584B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F584B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #6F584B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f584b; }
.text { color: #6f584b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f584b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 88 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f584b, #6f6a4b); }

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Questions

What color is #6F584B?: #6F584B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hold Your Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F584B?: The RGB value is 111, 88, 75: 111 red, 88 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F584B?: The complementary color is #4B626F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F584B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.