What color is #6F6346?

#6F6346 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F6346?

The RGB value is 111, 99, 70: 111 red, 99 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F6346?

The complementary color is #46526F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F6346?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F6346 color

#6F6346 rgb(111, 99, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6F6346 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 38.8% green and 27.5% blue (111, 99, 70).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 23% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 37% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Ochicha Latte (#6B6047), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#6F6346 color codes

HEX	`#6F6346`
RGB	`rgb(111, 99, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 38.8%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 23%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 37%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 37%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.38, 0.06, 18.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.38, 18.25, 89.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.123, 12.746, 7.615)`
Decimal	`7299910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F6346, 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 #6F6346	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F6346 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	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 #6F6346 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f6346; }
.text { color: #6f6346; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f6346; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 99 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f6346, #676f46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6F6346?: #6F6346 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F6346?: The RGB value is 111, 99, 70: 111 red, 99 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F6346?: The complementary color is #46526F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F6346?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.