What color is #6F5A53?

#6F5A53 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F5A53?

The RGB value is 111, 90, 83: 111 red, 90 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F5A53?

The complementary color is #53686F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F5A53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F5A53 color

#6F5A53 rgb(111, 90, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F5A53 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 35.3% green and 32.5% blue (111, 90, 83).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 14% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 25% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#6F5A53 color codes

HEX	`#6F5A53`
RGB	`rgb(111, 90, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 35.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 14%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 25%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 25%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.11, 7.39, 7.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.11, 10.37, 44.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.773, 11.317, 9.746)`
Decimal	`7297619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F5A53, 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 #6F5A53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F5A53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #6F5A53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f5a53; }
.text { color: #6f5a53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f5a53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 90 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f5a53, #6f6853); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6F5A53?: #6F5A53 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F5A53?: The RGB value is 111, 90, 83: 111 red, 90 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F5A53?: The complementary color is #53686F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F5A53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.