What color is #6F5C59?

#6F5C59 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Squirrel’s Cache. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F5C59?

The RGB value is 111, 92, 89: 111 red, 92 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F5C59?

The complementary color is #596C6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F5C59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F5C59 color

#6F5C59 rgb(111, 92, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F5C59 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 36.1% green and 34.9% blue (111, 92, 89).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 11% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 20% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Squirrel’s Cache (#675850), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#6F5C59 color codes

HEX	`#6F5C59`
RGB	`rgb(111, 92, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 36.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 11%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 20%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 20%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.82, 7.19, 4.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.82, 8.54, 32.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.186, 11.755, 11.076)`
Decimal	`7298137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F5C59, 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 #6F5C59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F5C59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	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 #6F5C59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f5c59; }
.text { color: #6f5c59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f5c59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 92 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f5c59, #6f6759); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6F5C59?: #6F5C59 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Squirrel’s Cache. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F5C59?: The RGB value is 111, 92, 89: 111 red, 92 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F5C59?: The complementary color is #596C6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F5C59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.