What color is #6F5A4C?

#6F5A4C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F5A4C?

The RGB value is 111, 90, 76: 111 red, 90 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F5A4C?

The complementary color is #4C616F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F5A4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F5A4C color

#6F5A4C rgb(111, 90, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F5A4C is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 35.3% green and 29.8% blue (111, 90, 76).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 19% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 32% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Baby Bear (#6F5944), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#6F5A4C color codes

HEX	`#6F5A4C`
RGB	`rgb(111, 90, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 35.3%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 19%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 32%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 32%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.94, 6.3, 11.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.94, 12.96, 60.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.516, 11.214, 8.394)`
Decimal	`7297612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F5A4C, 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 #6F5A4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F5A4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #6F5A4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f5a4c; }
.text { color: #6f5a4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f5a4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 90 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f5a4c, #6f6c4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6F5A4C?: #6F5A4C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F5A4C?: The RGB value is 111, 90, 76: 111 red, 90 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F5A4C?: The complementary color is #4C616F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F5A4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.