What color is #6F5B59?

#6F5B59 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F5B59?

The RGB value is 111, 91, 89: 111 red, 91 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F5B59?

The complementary color is #596D6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F5B59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F5B59 color

#6F5B59 rgb(111, 91, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F5B59 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 35.7% green and 34.9% blue (111, 91, 89).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 11% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 20% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#6F5B59 color codes

HEX	`#6F5B59`
RGB	`rgb(111, 91, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 35.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 11%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 20%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 20%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.55, 7.79, 4.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.55, 8.86, 28.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.1, 11.583, 11.048)`
Decimal	`7297881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F5B59, 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 #6F5B59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F5B59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #6F5B59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f5b59; }
.text { color: #6f5b59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f5b59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 91 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f5b59, #6f6659); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6F5B59?: #6F5B59 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F5B59?: The RGB value is 111, 91, 89: 111 red, 91 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F5B59?: The complementary color is #596D6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F5B59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.