What color is #6F634D?

#6F634D 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 #6F634D?

The RGB value is 111, 99, 77: 111 red, 99 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F634D?

The complementary color is #4D596F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F634D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F634D color

#6F634D rgb(111, 99, 77)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6F634D is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 38.8% green and 30.2% blue (111, 99, 77).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 18% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 31% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Ochicha Latte (#6B6047), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#6F634D color codes

HEX	`#6F634D`
RGB	`rgb(111, 99, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 38.8%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 18%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 31%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 31%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.52, 1.05, 14.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.52, 14.31, 85.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.357, 12.839, 8.847)`
Decimal	`7299917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F634D, 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 #6F634D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F634D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #6F634D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f634d; }
.text { color: #6f634d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f634d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 99 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f634d, #6a6f4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6F634D?: #6F634D 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 #6F634D?: The RGB value is 111, 99, 77: 111 red, 99 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F634D?: The complementary color is #4D596F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F634D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.