What color is #6F6255?

#6F6255 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Kabul. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F6255?

The RGB value is 111, 98, 85: 111 red, 98 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F6255?

The complementary color is #55626F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F6255?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F6255 color

#6F6255 rgb(111, 98, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F6255 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 38.4% green and 33.3% blue (111, 98, 85).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 13% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 23% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Kabul (#6C5E53), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#6F6255 color codes

HEX	`#6F6255`
RGB	`rgb(111, 98, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 38.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 13%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 23%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 23%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.42, 2.9, 9.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.42, 9.75, 72.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.563, 12.771, 10.396)`
Decimal	`7299669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F6255, 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 #6F6255	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F6255 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #6F6255 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f6255; }
.text { color: #6f6255; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f6255; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 98 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f6255, #6f6f55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6F6255?: #6F6255 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Kabul. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F6255?: The RGB value is 111, 98, 85: 111 red, 98 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F6255?: The complementary color is #55626F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F6255?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.