What color is #6F5B33?

#6F5B33 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F5B33?

The RGB value is 111, 91, 51: 111 red, 91 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F5B33?

The complementary color is #33476F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F5B33?

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.

#6F5B33 color

#6F5B33 rgb(111, 91, 51)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6F5B33 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 35.7% green and 20% blue (111, 91, 51).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 37% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 54% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Olivary (#6E592C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#6F5B33 color codes

HEX	`#6F5B33`
RGB	`rgb(111, 91, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 35.7%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 37%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 54%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 54%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.75, 2.58, 25.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.75, 26.09, 84.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.895, 11.101, 4.7)`
Decimal	`7297843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F5B33, 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 #6F5B33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F5B33 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 #6F5B33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f5b33; }
.text { color: #6f5b33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f5b33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 91 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f5b33, #656f33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #6F5B33?: #6F5B33 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F5B33?: The RGB value is 111, 91, 51: 111 red, 91 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F5B33?: The complementary color is #33476F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F5B33?: 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.