What color is #6F632A?

#6F632A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F632A?

The RGB value is 111, 99, 42: 111 red, 99 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F632A?

The complementary color is #2A366F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F632A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F632A color

#6F632A rgb(111, 99, 42)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6F632A is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 38.8% green and 16.5% blue (111, 99, 42).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 45% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 62% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Himalaya (#736330), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#6F632A color codes

HEX	`#6F632A`
RGB	`rgb(111, 99, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 38.8%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 45%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 62%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 62%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.95, -2.97, 33.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.95, 33.6, 95.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.436, 12.471, 3.995)`
Decimal	`7299882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F632A, 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 #6F632A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F632A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #6F632A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f632a; }
.text { color: #6f632a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f632a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 99 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f632a, #586f2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #6F632A?: #6F632A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F632A?: The RGB value is 111, 99, 42: 111 red, 99 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F632A?: The complementary color is #2A366F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F632A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.