What color is #6F5D37?

#6F5D37 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 #6F5D37?

The RGB value is 111, 93, 55: 111 red, 93 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F5D37?

The complementary color is #37496F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F5D37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F5D37 color

#6F5D37 rgb(111, 93, 55)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6F5D37 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 36.5% green and 21.6% blue (111, 93, 55).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 34% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 50% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Olivary (#6E592C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#6F5D37 color codes

HEX	`#6F5D37`
RGB	`rgb(111, 93, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 36.5%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 34%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 50%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 50%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.38, 1.8, 24.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.38, 24.52, 85.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.16, 11.485, 5.243)`
Decimal	`7298359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F5D37, 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 #6F5D37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F5D37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #6F5D37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f5d37; }
.text { color: #6f5d37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f5d37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 93 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f5d37, #656f37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #6F5D37?: #6F5D37 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 #6F5D37?: The RGB value is 111, 93, 55: 111 red, 93 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F5D37?: The complementary color is #37496F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F5D37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.