What color is #6F5E51?

#6F5E51 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Kabul. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F5E51?

The RGB value is 111, 94, 81: 111 red, 94 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F5E51?

The complementary color is #51626F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F5E51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F5E51 color

#6F5E51 rgb(111, 94, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F5E51 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 36.9% green and 31.8% blue (111, 94, 81).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 16% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 27% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Kabul (#6C5E53), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#6F5E51 color codes

HEX	`#6F5E51`
RGB	`rgb(111, 94, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 36.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 16%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 27%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 27%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.18, 4.66, 10.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.18, 11.04, 65.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.044, 11.979, 9.461)`
Decimal	`7298641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F5E51, 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 #6F5E51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F5E51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #6F5E51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f5e51; }
.text { color: #6f5e51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f5e51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 94 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f5e51, #6f6d51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6F5E51?: #6F5E51 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Kabul. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F5E51?: The RGB value is 111, 94, 81: 111 red, 94 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F5E51?: The complementary color is #51626F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F5E51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.