What color is #6F5950?

#6F5950 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 #6F5950?

The RGB value is 111, 89, 80: 111 red, 89 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F5950?

The complementary color is #50666F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F5950?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F5950 color

#6F5950 rgb(111, 89, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F5950 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 34.9% green and 31.4% blue (111, 89, 80).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 16% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 28% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#6F5950 color codes

HEX	`#6F5950`
RGB	`rgb(111, 89, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 34.9%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 16%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 28%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 28%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.75, 7.52, 8.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.75, 11.44, 48.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.576, 11.104, 9.121)`
Decimal	`7297360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F5950, 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 #6F5950	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F5950 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	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 #6F5950 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f5950; }
.text { color: #6f5950; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f5950; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 89 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f5950, #6f6850); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6F5950?: #6F5950 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 #6F5950?: The RGB value is 111, 89, 80: 111 red, 89 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F5950?: The complementary color is #50666F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F5950?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.