What color is #6F594F?

#6F594F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F594F?

The RGB value is 111, 89, 79: 111 red, 89 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F594F?

The complementary color is #4F656F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F594F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F594F color

#6F594F rgb(111, 89, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F594F is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 34.9% green and 31% blue (111, 89, 79).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 17% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 29% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#6F594F color codes

HEX	`#6F594F`
RGB	`rgb(111, 89, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 34.9%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 17%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 29%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 29%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.73, 7.36, 9.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.73, 11.78, 51.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.539, 11.089, 8.928)`
Decimal	`7297359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F594F, 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 #6F594F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F594F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #6F594F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f594f; }
.text { color: #6f594f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f594f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 89 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f594f, #6f694f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6F594F?: #6F594F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F594F?: The RGB value is 111, 89, 79: 111 red, 89 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F594F?: The complementary color is #4F656F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F594F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.